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Hepatitis C knocked pro wrestler Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson out of the ring, but a cure landed him back in the fight.

Connie Dewbre’s son convinced her to get cured of HCV again after visiting our Hep magazine website.

A photographer helps his mom get cured of hep C after reading Hep magazine.

The link between the older interferon treatment and these cancers may be related to the drug’s low hep C cure rate.

A European liver transplant registry saw a decline in hep C as a cause of needing a transplant.

In a recent trial, 12 weeks of the drug combination worked well regardless of whether individuals had drug-resistant virus.

However, in a small subset of those with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis, liver damage remains the same or worsens post-cure.

Fighting Hep C, using the fury to stoke the fire within.

Any previous apparent link between direct-acting antivirals, compared with interferon, and liver cancer was likely driven by other factors.

The FDA has expanded approval of the direct-acting antiviral treatments Sovaldi and Harvoni for adolescents ages 12 and older.

The antiviral drug, which for some people can be a beneficial adjunct to the new crop of hep C medications, has gotten a bad rap.

But curing hepatitis C does lower the risk of liver cancer.

The virus kick-starts a process that blunts the body’s interferon-based immune response.

Former NFL star turned activist Rolf Benirschke kicks hepatitis C.

Gary Nash raises hepatitis C virus awareness by tackling TV’s toughest obstacle course.

It is good to know your limits, but it is also good to live life to the fullest extent you can, in spite of hepatitis C.