Europe's hepatitis challenge: Defusing the “viral time bomb”

For a sustainable change in the perception of liver diseases by the public and decision-makers in public health and a subsequent improvement of the situation for patients and specialists, it will be important for both to move beyond the immediate doctor-patient relationship and address jointly a wider audience. Essential in this context is the link to cancer. Policymakers have to know that by taking preventative measures (primary and secondary) against liver disease they prevent liver cancer, one of the few cancers on the rise in Europe.