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Overview

Liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma, is one of the deadliest cancers known. It involves growth of cancerous cells called hepatocytes inside the liver. The cancer cells are known to spread from one body part to another. In case of liver cancer, it is not necessary that the cancerous cells are restricted to the liver only. After affecting the area, the cells can move to other body part such as the breast, colon, or even the lungs. Metastatic liver cancer is also a type of liver cancer found in liver but has originated in some other region. The origin organ can be the lungs, colon, bladder, pancreas, kidney, ovary, breast, stomach, or the uterus. These organs are more prone to getting affected and then spreading the infected cells to the liver. Other than the common liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), there are other types of liver cancers namely, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and hepatoblastoma. They occur when the cancer cells develop in the ducts of the liver.

Symptoms

The symptoms of the disease are: Abdominal pain in the upper layer. Weight loss. Loss of appetite. Extreme weakness. Jaundice, also called as pelea. Light in colour or white stools (chalk shaped).DFDAFF


Causes

The major reason for development of any type of cancer is abnormal growth of cells that is caused due to genetic mutations. Other reason might include chronic infections due to hepatitis virus.


Diagnosis

following methods are used to diagnose liver cancer: ... Ultrasound Blood tests Multiphasic helical CT (Computed Tomography) scans MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan Liver biopsy


Treatments

The appropriate treatment method that can be employed depends on several factors including the patient’s overall health, age, spread of the cancerous cells, etc. After careful physical examination, the doctor might adopt different methods for effective treatment. Surery During surgery, the tumour and a healthy tissue surrounding the area is removed. Thermal ablation It involves using heat to kill liver cells. Percutaneous ethanol injection The method involves injecting of alcohol into the liver tumour to destroy it. Radiation Therapy The method uses high energy X-rays to kill the cancer cells.


Prevention

In order to prevent the disease you need to: Exercise regularly. Eat healthy diet. Limit alcohol consumption. Avoid infection with hepatitis B and C viruses.


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