Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma by Egyptian physicians

Table 13 Hepatocellular carcinoma C screening depending on health care setting

	Health care setting				P value
	University hospital		MOH
	n	%	n	%
HCC surveillance					0.178
Yes	25	26	10	17
No	70	74	49	83
Screening of patients with HCV cirrhosis and SVR					0.386
Yes	77	81	51	86
No	18	19	8	14
Screening of patients with hemochromatosis					0.196
Yes	69	73	37	63
No	26	27	22	37
No. of incidental HCCs/month					0.000a
0	10	10	31	53
1 or more	85	90	28	47
No. of HCCs/month					0.000a
0	9	10	32	54
1 or more	86	90	27	46

^aP < 0.05 considered statistically significant. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; SVR: Sustained virological response; MOH: Ministry of Health.