Liver cancer

Liver cancer: Introduction

Liver cancer: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Liver cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Liver cancer

• No early symptoms - there are often no symptoms in its early stages
• Upper right abdomen pain
• Swelling in upper right abdomen
• Abdominal pain extends to back and shoulder
• Swollen abdomen
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 41 symptoms of Liver cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Liver cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Liver cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Liver cancer:

• Jaundice
• Liver failure
• Internal bleeding
• Shock
• Metastatic liver cancer
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Liver cancer

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Diagnostic Tests for Liver cancer

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Liver function tests
• Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test
• CT scan
• more tests...»

See full list of 13 diagnostic tests for Liver cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Liver cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Liver cancer
• Failure to diagnose Liver cancer
• Hidden causes of Liver cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Liver cancer

Liver cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Liver cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Liver cancer:

• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Liver cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Liver cancer

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Liver cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
  • Transplant Hepatology (Liver Transplant Specialist)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Liver cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Liver cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Liver cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Liver cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Liver cancer

• Other cancers - liver cancer is a common metastasis
  • Breast cancer
  • Colon cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Stomach cancer
• more causes...»

See full list of 37 causes of Liver cancer

More information about causes of Liver cancer:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Liver cancer (88 listings)
• Underlying causes of Liver cancer
• Liver cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Liver cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Liver cancer

Treatments for Liver cancer

• Chemotherapy
  • Hepatic arterial infusion
  • Hepatic arterial infusion pump
  • Chemoembolization
• Radiation therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 21 treatments for Liver cancer

Latest Treatments for Liver cancer

• PEG-alfa-interferon
• Surgical resection
• Radiofrequency guided ablation
• Embolization
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Liver cancer

News Archives for Liver cancer

Medical news articles related to Liver cancer include:

• Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
• Drug Helps Asians Battling Liver Cancer
• Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
• Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
• Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
• Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One
• Liver Cancer Drug Raises Blood Pressure
• Genetic Variation Doubles Risk of Liver Cancer
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Liver cancer

Medical research articles related to Liver cancer include:

• Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma
• Mortality after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans: a 40-year follow-up study of Yusho patients
• Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
• Declining Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Osaka, Japan, from 1990 to 2003.
• Incidence, aetiology, and outcomes of cancer in Indigenous peoples in Australia
• more research...»

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Videos for Liver cancer

Patient Surveys for Liver cancer

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Prognosis for Liver cancer

Prognosis for Liver cancer: Overall prognosis for survival depends on the extent of cirrhosis and tumor stage, which then determine the appropriate treatment. Patients able to undergo a curative resection have a median survival of as long as 4 years; patients who present when they are too ill to be treated have a median survival of 3 months.

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Reseach about Liver cancer

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Clinical Trials for Liver cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Liver cancer include:

• Safety and Efficacy of a Genetically Engineered Herpes Simplex Virus NV1020 to Treat Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to Liver - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - NV1020
• A Phase 3 Study of Talaporfin Sodium and Interstitial Light Emitting Diodes Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Talaporfin sodium
• A Phase I Study of Isolated Hepatic Portal and Arterial Perfusion (IHP) With Escalating Dose Melphalan for Primary or Metastatic Unresectable Cancers of the Liver - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Magnetic-Targeted Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Cancer Metastatic to the Liver - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MTC-DOX for Injection
• Seocalcitol Versus Placebo in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Seocalcitol
• more trials...»

See full list of 241 Clinical Trials for Liver cancer

Statistics for Liver cancer

• Medical statistics for Liver cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Liver cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Liver cancer
• Society statistics for Liver cancer

Liver cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease
• Abdominal Cancer
• more types...»

Types of Liver cancer

Types of Liver cancer

• Cell types affected:
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma - primary liver cancer (hepatoma); also called "malignant hepatoma".
  • Secondary liver cancer - caused by metastasis of some other non-liver cancer cell type.
• Stage of liver cancer:
  • Localized resectable liver cancer - a local cancer than can be treated with partial liver surgery.
• more types...»

See full list of 7 Types of Liver cancer

Curable Types of Liver cancer

Possibly curable types of Liver cancer include:

• Hepatic adenoma
• Hamartoma
• Hepatoma
• Hepatic hemangiomas
• more types...»

Rare Types of Liver cancer:

Rare types of Liver cancer include:

• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Mixed tumours of the liver
• Tumours of mesenchymal tissue
• Sarcoma of liver
• Hepatoblastoma in children
• Infantile hemangioendothelialoma
• more types...»

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Definitions of Liver cancer:

Malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Liver cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Liver cancer, or a subtype of Liver cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)