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> Hepatitis C is a slow death sentence I don't understand that statement. I had Hep C and it was cured with interferon/ribavirin. It was a nasty treatment and
by matt_morgan 12y ago
> Hepatitis C is a slow death sentence
I don't understand that statement. I had Hep C and it was cured with interferon/ribavirin. It was a nasty treatment and I guess there are people who don't complete it, hence (probably) its reputation for uncertain effectiveness.
I absolutely would have preferred this new treatment, but if you had been able to tell me five years ago that I could take interferon & ribavirin now, or wait five years for a better treatment, I still would have completed the interferon/ribavirin treatment.
- carbocation 12y agoThe cure rate for interferon/ribavirin is ~40%, whereas the cure rate for the new therapies is 97%+, even for those who have failed interferon/ribavirin.