Surgery for primary liver cancer much safer now
Found on 07 Jun 2008 16:10 GMT
SINGAPORE: What causes primary liver cancer (HCC)? Primary liver cancer (also known as hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC) claims more than a million lives a year. This disease is however more prevalent in Asia and less common in the western countries.
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
Found on 06 Jun 2008 19:29 GMT
Title: Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases Category: Health News Created: 6/6/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/6/2008
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
Found on 05 Jun 2008 18:01 GMT
THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) - Diabetes doubles the risk of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis, or cirrhosis, a Dutch study reports.
Liver Cancer
Liver cancer Definition Liver cancer is a form of cancer with a high mortality rate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types. They are either primary, when the cancer starts in the liver itself, or metastatic, when the cancer has spread to the liver from some other part of the body.
Increase in liver cancer rate outpaces all other cancers.
BOSTON - Liver cancer is the fastest growing malignancy in the United States, according to a preliminary report from the newly organized Liver Cancer Network. The network includes six medical centers and has enrolled about 250 patients, Alex S. Befeler, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the
Hepatitis Viruses Suspected in Rise of Liver Cancer Rate
The incidence of liver cancer is rising in the United States, an ominous trend almost certainly caused by hepatitis viruses that spread widely through blood transfusions and intravenous drug use in past decades. The increase, reported for the first time yesterday, runs counter to the pattern of
Liver cancer: homing in on the risks.
Liver cancer, one of the five leading human cancers, claims some 250,000 lives annually, primarily in Asia and Africa. Most cases can be traced to infection with the hepatitis B virus or to long-term, high-level ingestion of aflatoxins, poisons produced by a mold contaminating many crops,
Kathlyn beat liver cancer against all odds - after microwaves cooked away her tumours ME AND MY OPERATION
MICROWAVE SURGERY WHEN Kathlyn Taylor was diagnosed with liver cancer, she was told she had just months to live. She was then offered groundbreaking treatment using microwaves to destroy the tumour and is now cancer- free. Kathlyn, 68, a retired secretary who lives in Wellingborough, Northants,
Kathlyn beat liver cancer against all odds - after microwaves cooked away her tumours; ME AND MY OPERATION.
Byline: ANGELA EPSTEIN MICROWAVE SURGERY WHEN Kathlyn Taylor was diagnosed with liver cancer, she was told she had just months to live. She was then offered groundbreaking treatment using microwaves to destroy the tumour and is now cancer-free. Kathlyn, 68, a retired secretary who lives in
UW research targets liver cancer gene
UW research targets liver cancer gene Discovery could lead to early test for deadly condition By MARILYNN MARCHIONE of the Journal Sentinel staff Thursday, April 11, 2002 San Francisco - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have isolated a gene that they hope will lead to the first test to
New Data Shows Rita Medical Systems RF Ablation Procedure Dramatically Increases Liver Cancer Survival Rates.
Procedure Provides New Hope for Patients With Unresectable Liver Cancer and Colorectal Cancer RITA Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that a new study on the use of its proprietary radiofrequency (RF) ablation technology on patients with unresectable primary or metastatic liver cancer showed
Goshen Center for Cancer Care Sponsors Symposium Dedicated to Increasing Awareness and Treatment Options for Inoperable Liver Cancer.
GOSHEN, Ind. - The world's leading liver cancer experts will come together May 2 and 3 during the fourth annual clinical symposium on liver-directed therapy at Chicago's Drake Hotel. Titled Radiomicrosphere Therapy, the symposium is hosted by the Goshen Center for Cancer Care and led by Seza
Study reports liver cancer 'breakthrough'
Study reports liver cancer 'breakthrough' - Patients taking drug live longer By LINDSEY TANNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 06-04-2007, Monday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions CHICAGO — For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a
