Curing Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Doesn't Have to Be a Lifelong Illness Curing Hepatitis C provides the latest information to guide you through the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, this book provides an indispensable and comprehensive overview of everything you need to know to take the right steps toward a cure. For the nearly 160 million people worldwide and 4 million Americans diagnosed with hepatitis C, there is now hope. Although hepatitis C was once considered incurable, medical and technological innovations have made a cure possible. A new frontier of treatment options has improved upon previous methods by curbing side-effects more effectively and working to eradicate hepatitis C entirely. Curing Hepatitis C also includes:

* Easy-to-understand explanations of the nature of hepatitis C

* The revealing truth of misconceptions about hepatitis C

* Tips to prevent, diagnose, cope with, and ultimately cure this disease

* An overview of types of tests and how to understand your results

* Breakthrough treatments and medications for hepatitis C, such as triple therapy

* The next generation of treatments including interferon-free regimens, QUAD therapy, host-acting antivirals, and more

* Personal anecdotes from those affected by hepatitis C