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What Is The Treatment For Hepatitis C?

Hi, my spouse was diagnosed with Hep-C and Cirrhosis several years ago. He has been sober for 18 months. However, recently tests have confirmed lesions on his liver (from MRI), with new lesions discovered this week. He has to have more blood work, and another MRI. Just curious about the treatment options for him, if in fact this is cancer. He is 61 yrs old, Genotype 1. He s had the Hep-C for about 40 years. The cirrhosis is a new diagnosis from 2011.
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
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Hepatitis C is an infectious disease that affects the liver primarily. The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years as in the case of your spouse.
Although the infection is incurable, treatment consist of a combination of pegylated interferon alpha and the antiviral drug ribavirin with either boceprevir or telaprevir for a period of 24 or 48 weeks, having promising results on HCV genotype 1. It should be able to arrest the progress of his cirrhosis.
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What Is The Treatment For Hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease that affects the liver primarily. The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years as in the case of your spouse. Although the infection is incurable, treatment consist of a combination of pegylated interferon alpha and the antiviral drug ribavirin with either boceprevir or telaprevir for a period of 24 or 48 weeks, having promising results on HCV genotype 1. It should be able to arrest the progress of his cirrhosis.