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The National
Hepatitis C Coalition, Inc. is the
original non-profit, tax-exempt hepatitis C coalition
of patients and families dedicated to providing
education
and support through online communications, hep C hotline, and grassroots support networks across America.
We are advocates
for increased awareness and recognition of the seriousness of hepatitis C, and
our purpose is to help others learn how to live with it while we all fight for
stepped up research to find effective treatments, cures and vaccines.
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There Is Hope For Those Of Us
With Hepatitis C!!!
(But first we have to know the truth
about it!)
By Kev Krueger
Cofounder of the National Hepatitis C Coalition, Inc.
June, 2005
Updated October
13, 2006
Anyone who has never been tested for hepatitis C (with the exception of
those born after 1992) probably should be. Forget about
so-called "high risk" groups that so many of our government institutions want us
to believe are the only ones at risk for hepatitis C infection.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR A
DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS C.
Most people may have had occasion to be
exposed to the virus at some time in their lives, either through past invasive medical
procedures or other methods not often discussed. Early diagnosis by simple blood
test can make the difference whether the disease is merely a nuisance, or
whether it becomes a full-blown life-threatening illness.
While I'm thinking about it I'm going to
answer one of the most common questions we receive from patients lately: Aren't
Naomi Judd and that guy from Aerosmith cured? The answer is that these two
individuals have both irresponsibly made such claims even though there still is
no test that could ever accurately measure such a thing. If it can't be
measured, it's pure speculation and VERY irresponsible to claim.
The strongest scientific evidence available indicates that
hepatitis C is NOT a curable disease and what these two folks have said is
nothing short of pure ignorance.
If you've recently been diagnosed with
hepatitis C, please know that
THERE REALLY IS HOPE,
no matter how progressed your disease may be, and no matter what you may have
been told.
read entire article . . .
DO YOU HAVE TATTOOS?
They may be the source of more hepatitis C infections than previously
thought
(especially older ones)!!
PLEASE READ:
TATTOO TIME BOMB
then go see your
doctor and insist on being tested for hepatitis C!
INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUALS PLEASE READ:
As much as we'd like to be able to provide information
and support to individuals who are incarcerated,
experience has shown that the majority of our mailings
to correctional facilities never reach those who need
them and are instead returned to us by the system.
We suggest instead that family members contact us and
make arrangements themselves to distribute our
information to their loved ones behind the walls.
Thank you for understanding.
  
  
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