When looking at these statistics one must personalize them. The numbers for cirrhosis will be higher if you drink alcohol, use drugs (including prescription medication), have a poor diet, have poor health habits... Also, someone can live with cirrhosis as long as it is not decompensated cirrhosis. If you watch and take care of yourself carefully you can live with hepatitis C your whole life with maybe a 15% chance of severely negative consequences...
When looking at these statistics one must personalize them. The numbers for cirrhosis will be higher if you drink alcohol, use drugs (including prescription medication), have a poor diet, have poor health habits... Also, someone can live with cirrhosis as long as it is not decompensated cirrhosis. If you watch and take care of yourself carefully you can live with hepatitis C your whole life with maybe a 15% chance of severely negative consequences...
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