LiverTumor.org
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LiverTumor.org - Welcome
Description
Primary liver cancer (cancer that starts in the liver) is one of the most common malignancies in the world, with approximately 1,000,000 cases reported every year. This ranges from 15,000 cases in the United States to more than a 250,000 in China. About 80% of people with primary liver cancer are male.
Although two-thirds of people have advanced liver disease when they seek medical help, one third of the patients have cancer that has not progressed beyond the liver. The most promising treatments apply to this latter group.
Primary liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma, or HCC) is associated with liver cirrhosis 60-80% of the time. A strong relationship exists between HCC and chronic Hepatitis B and chronic Hepatitis C. The unfortunate worldwide epidemic of Hepatitis C is expected to result in a dramatic increase in primary liver cancer. There is also a relationship between HCC and alcoholism, although much less common.
Contact
- RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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- Fremont CA
- United States 94538
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- +1.5107710400
