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Hepatitis C Outlook

What to expect with hepatitis C:

Most people who are infected with hepatitis C do not develop symptoms.
About 4 out of 5 people remain infected with the hepatitis virus for the rest of their lives: this is called chronic hepatitis C.
About 1 out of 4 people with chronic hepatitis C develops liver failure.
A person with chronic hepatitis C has an increased risk for liver cancer.
Each in the US, about 15,000 people with hepatitis C die from liver failure.

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Last Updated: Apr 30, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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