Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	4370
Country	Portugal

Received	2013-06-28 11:36
Peer-Review Started	2013-06-28 17:45
To Make the First Decision	2013-07-05 18:34
Return for Revision	2013-07-08 14:40
Revised	2013-07-28 16:19
Second Decision	2013-08-19 12:24
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-08-20 00:05
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Hepatitis C, stigma and cure
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rui Tato Marinho and David Pires Barreira
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Rui Tato Marinho, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Santa Maria, Medical School of Lisbon, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisboa, Portugal. rui.marinho@mail.telepac.pt
Key Words	Hepatitis C; Chronic; Therapy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatic cirrhosis; Interferon-alpha; Ribavirin; Social stigma; Depression
Core Tip	Around 3% of the world population, about 170-200 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus. The chronic consequences of the infection are liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which appears in 20%-40% of the patients. Hepatitis C is not only a liver disease but also a mental, psychological, familiar, and social disease. The stigma that the infected person sometimes carries is tremendous. But, besides the "drama" of being infected, health professionals, family, society and infected patients, must be aware of the chance of real cure and definitive elimination of the virus. Step by step, the efficacy of the therapy for hepatitis C is rapidly increasing and with the new medications, the Direct Antiviral Agents-DAAs, is around 80%-90%.
Publish Date	2013-11-13 08:37
Citation	Marinho RT, Barreira DP. Hepatitis C, stigma and cure. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(40): 6703-6709
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i40/6703.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i40.6703

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