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This episode explains why chronic hepatitis B carriers face a much higher risk of liver cancer, and walks through what regular screening for it actually looks like in practice.

You'll learn:
- Why chronic hepatitis B raises liver cancer risk by 15 to 20 times compared with people who are not infected
- Why liver cancer often causes no symptoms until it is already advanced
- What an abdominal ultrasound and an AFP blood test each check for, and why doctors combine them
- Who the World Health Organization recommends for six-monthly screening, including anyone with cirrhosis or a family history of liver cancer
- Why carriers without those risk factors are generally advised to start screening from age 40
- Why Malaysia currently has no national liver cancer screening programme, and what that means for carriers
- What a clear result can and cannot tell you, and why false positives are a normal part of surveillance
- Why catching liver cancer early, while a tumor is still small, keeps curative treatment options realistic

If you are a hepatitis B carrier, or care for someone who is, this episode covers what surveillance actually involves and why the six-month interval matters.

Blog Link: Liver Cancer Screening for Hepatitis B Carriers in Malaysia

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