Roadshows stopping off in Lanarkshire as residents are urged to 'Love your Liver' and help detect treatable virus

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Lanarkshire residents are being encouraged to show a little love for their liver in a bid to detect hepatitis C earlier.The silent condition can lead to severe liver complications but remains undiagnosed in around half of the people who have it in Scotland.Hepatitis C is a virus which, if not treated, over many years can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android NHS Lanarkshire has partnered with the British Liver Trust to launch a series of Love Your Liver roadshows across Lanarkshire this summer.The initiative aims to find hundreds of individuals who remain unaware of their hepatitis C infection.Recent estimates suggest that approximately 9,000 people in Scotland are living with hepatitis C, yet only a half of these cases have been diagnosed.

Lack of knowledge and understanding about the virus, including its transmission and available treatment options, contributes to this alarming statistic.More than nine in 10 people with hepatitis C can now get rid of the virus by taking tablets.

Most people have no side effects from treatment.To address this issue head-on, the Love Your Liver mobile unit will stop at 10 high footfall locations in Lanarkshire over the next three months, to find those people who have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus.Visitors to the unit will have