Rethinking Hepatitis C, What’s Actually True?
Treatment for Hepatitis C has changed. Today’s medications are highly effective, simple to take, and accessible for most people. Knowing the facts can help you take the next step with confidence.
Hep C can’t be cured.
Modern treatments cure over 95% of patients in 8–12 weeks.
Treatment is painful and has bad side effects.
Today’s medicines are simple pills with few or no side effects.
I feel fine, so I must not have Hep C.
Hep C can cause no symptoms for years while still damaging your liver.
Hep C only affects people who use drugs.
Anyone can get Hep C — it’s a virus, not a judgment.
Treatment is too expensive — I can’t afford it.
There are resources to support HCV treatment even if you are uninsured.
Once you’re cured, it can’t come back.
After treatment, the virus is gone for good — unless you’re exposed again.
Treatment takes months in the hospital.
Today’s cure is one to three pills a day at home — no hospital stay is needed.
It’s too late for me. My liver is already damaged.
Treatment can still protect your liver and prevent further damage.
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT
Myth vs Fact
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FROM DIAGNOSIS TO CURE
Simple Steps to Healing Hepatitis C
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING TREATMENT
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Myth vs Fact
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