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CDC Urges People Born Between 1945-1965 to Get Tested for Hepatitis C

CDC urges people 47-67-Baby boomers to get Hepatitis C test done ASAP to avoid Liver Cancer

Posted Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:17 pm CT|Updated Thu, May 24, 2012 at 3:09 pm CT

CDC issued an urgent suggestion asking people born between 1945-65-so called Baby Boomers--47-67 years old to get tested for Hepatitis C.

This group has 72% of 3.2 million cases of Hep.C which accounts for 120,000 deaths.

Dr.Bryce D.Smith of CDC said that It is a SILENT Killer as there are so few noticeable symtoms.

Identifying Hep.C early is critical to avoiding Liver Cancer.

Last year Vertex and Merck came out with better medicines and I wrote about them in Gastro Endo News.

But key is informing these people--so if you know someone in this age group,please ask them to call us at 630 232 2025 or their doctor ASAP.

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