Liver Cancer

The most common type of Liver Cancer in adults is Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma (malignant), which makes up 75% of all primary Liver Cancers. There are about 16,600 cases on average in the USA. Mostly adults get this type of cancer and the rate is higher among people older than 60 years. Men are twice as likely to get the cancer compared to women.

Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular) has different types of growth patterns. Some being as a tumor which slowly expands and spread across the liver. The second kind spreads across the liver like tentacles and is not confined to a single tumor. This pattern is more common.

Symptoms of Liver Cancer:

· Pain in upper right abdominal area.
· Loss of appetite and weight loss
· Fatigue which is due to buildup of ammonia
· Jaundice

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• Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk (Washington Post)
FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland.

• Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk (HealthCentral)
1 in 6 likely to develop some form of disease by 20 years after operation, study says.

• Cancer common after liver transplantation (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Transplantation.

• Japanese actor Ken Ogata dies of liver cancer (Channel NewsAsia)
TOKYO: Notable Japanese actor Ken Ogata died of liver cancer on Sunday. The 71-year-old thespian began his enduring career with his television debut in the 1960s after joining a drama troupe.

• Liver recipients at higher cancer risk (UPI)
HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Patients who have liver transplants are almost three times more likely to develop cancer, Finnish researchers say.

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