Liver cancer: Related Videos
Hepatitis C is called a silent epidemic because many people are unaware they carry this virus of the liver. But experts say hepatitis C is a public health threat on par with HIV.
Keywords: Hepatitis C, HCV, blood, body fluids, sexual intercourse, IV drug use, needles, inflammation, nausea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, acute, chronic, infection, sexual contact, vaccine, standard interferon, interferon, ribavirin, interferons, combination therapy, blood transfusions, liver transplant
Many people with viral hepatitis don't know they are infected. Listen as experts discuss who should be tested and review the causes, prevention and treatment of the various types of hepatitis.
Keywords: Liver, hepatitis, viral hepatitis, hepatitis A, (HAV), hepatitis B, (HBV), hepatitis C, (HCV), inflammation, nausea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, acute, chronic, infection, IV drug users, sexual contact, blood, transfusions, tattoos, body piercing, vaccine, standard interferon, interferon, ribavirin, pegylated interferons, lamivudine, epivir, adefovir, hepsera
Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver often spread through sexual contact. But people are usually unaware they carry the virus. Find out if you are at risk for hepatitis B.
Keywords: Hepatitis B, (HBV), blood, body fluids, sexual intercourse, IV drug use, razors, toothbrushes, needles, inflammation, nausea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, acute, chronic, infection, sexual contact, vaccine, standard interferon, interferon, pegylated interferons, lamivudine, epivir, asian population, Pegasys, Intron, Hepsera, Adefovir
Liver transplants are the last source of hope for many patients with advanced liver disease. But not all patients are eligible for transplants, and those who are often have to suffer through an extended waiting period. Join us as we talk to an expert surgeon about the many risks and complications involved in this life-saving procedure.
Keywords: Liver Transplantation,Liver, Transplantation
Organ transplants have always represented the cutting edge of medicine. And where ten years ago we worried about the procedure itself, today we worry primarily about organ availability. Liver transplantation has proven to be one of the most successful organ transplant procedures. Join us for a conversation about this important procedure. Where it has been, and where it is going.
Keywords: liver transplantation, liver failure, organ donation, organ list, cirrhosis, immune suppression therapy
After years of suffering from a progressive gastrointestinal disease, David Pearl reached a point where his life depended on a liver transplant. He waited and waited... and finally the call came. Join us as he shares his remarkable story of survival and renewal, and discusses the emotional challenge of receiving the gift of life from another person's tragedy.
Keywords: Liver transplant, story, patient experience, bleeding, varices.
Most people know that alcohol abuse can cause liver damage. But what exactly does alcohol do to your liver? And how much alcohol puts you at risk? Join our panel of experts as they discuss the ins and outs of alcoholic liver disease.
Keywords: Alcohol, liver disease, liver, health, alcoholic, drinks, beer, wine, spirits, liquor, whiskey, vodka, cirrhosis, scarring of liver, information, disease, prevention, symptoms, hepatitis, treatment.
Liver problems may be difficult to avoid when taking HIV medicines. But most problems are relatively mild and do not prevent people with HIV from continuing treatment. Learn more about liver damage associated with HIV treatment, and ways that doctors can help minimize the risk of serious problems.
Keywords: HIV, AIDS, human immunodeficiency syndrome, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, liver, side effects, liver damage, transaminases, AST, ALT, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, bilirubin, albumin, prothrombin time, PT, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, jaundice, yellowing of the eyes, liver inflammation, NRTIs, nuceloside analogs, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, NNRTIs, nonnucleosides, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, PIs, hyperbilirubinemia, hepatitis C, hepatitis
Even "targeted" therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia is not without side effects. Some, like low blood counts, are serious. Hear how one patient, along with her oncologist, Dr. Neil Shah of UCLA, managed the side effects of her CML treatment.
Keywords: cancer, leukemia, gleevec, bone cancer, amino acids, Philadelphia Chromosome, cancer research, bone marrow transplant, leukemia symptoms, acute leukemia, leukaemia, alternative cancer treatment, cml, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cancer statistics, signal transduction, leukemia society, cancer cells, cancer research journal, cancer stages, liver cancer symptoms, cancer drugs, bone marrow transplants, acute lymphocytic leukemia, sti 571, childhood leukemia, bone marrow cancer, cancer photos, symptoms bone cancer, cancer vaccine, cancer cures, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic leukemia, molecular response, cytogenetic response, hematologic, hematologic response, hematology
The approval of Gleevec (imatinib) in 2001 changed the future for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). CML is now one of the most treatable forms of cancer. In some patients, however, their disease becomes resistant to the treatment. Listen to the story of how one patient, along with her oncologist, Dr. Hagop Kantarjian of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, managed her CML.
Keywords: cancer, leukemia, gleevec, bone cancer, amino acids, Philadelphia Chromosome, cancer research, bone marrow transplant, leukemia symptoms, acute leukemia, leukaemia, alternative cancer treatment, cml, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cancer statistics, signal transduction, leukemia society, cancer cells, cancer research journal, cancer stages, liver cancer symptoms, cancer drugs, bone marrow transplants, acute lymphocytic leukemia, sti 571, childhood leukemia, bone marrow cancer, cancer photos, symptoms bone cancer, cancer vaccine, cancer cures, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic leukemia, molecular response, cytogenetic response, hematologic, hematologic response, hematology
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