Hepatitis C Disease Progression

If left untreated chronic Hepatitis C infection can lead to significant risk of progression to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver cancer. Several factors can increase the speed of this progression:

• Older age
• Male gender
• Overweight and obesity
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Co-infection
  

If you are infected with Hepatitis C please consider weight management, stopping smoking and avoiding alcohol, unprotected sex and sharing of injecting equipment.