Practical Implementation of Universal Hepatitis B Virus Screening for Patients With Cancer

INTRODUCTIONSection:In July 2020, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published a Provisional Clinical Opinion (PCO) update on hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening and management among patients planning anticancer therapy.1 In 2021, approximately 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer,3 and on the basis of a recent multicenter study that established the HBV prevalence among…

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