Posts Tagged ‘liver cancer’

Liver Cancer – A MUST read!

Liver Cancer – A MUST read! Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a cancer arising from the liver. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma. The liver is made up of different cell types (for example, bile ducts, blood vessels, and fat-storing cells). However, liver cells (hepatocytes) make up 80% of the liver…

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Commonly used diabetes drug may help to prevent primary liver cancer

Diabetes drug may help to prevent primary liver cancer Researchers find metformin inhibits fatty acid synthesis, ability of cancer cells to reproduce Baltimore, MD – March 31, 2012. Metformin, a drug widely used to treat Type II diabetes, may help to prevent primary liver cancer, researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum…

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Cirrhosis and HCC Have Risen Dramatically in Hepatitis C Patients

Cirrhosis and HCC in Hepatitis C Patients The burden of cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation, and hepatocellular carcinoma has risen dramatically during the past decade among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, Dr. Fasiha Kanwal and her colleagues reported in the April issue of Gastroenterology. In a large retrospective cohort study of more than 300,000 patients…

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Alcoholic Liver Disease May Not Lead to Cancer

Alcoholic Liver Disease May Not Lead to Cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance would be expected to have a minimal effect on mortality and is unlikely to be cost-effective.> WEDNESDAY, June 20, 2012 (MedPage Today) — Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis have a lower risk of liver cancer than previously thought, Danish researchers found. In a Danish registry…

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