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Liver is defined as a football-sized organ that which is found on the higher right part of the abdomen, under the diaphragm and on top of the stomach. Cancer of the liver is the tumor that begins from the cells.

The following are some symptoms and signs in the premature stages of the Cancer Liver. :

Loss of appetite

Losing weight even without trying

Pain in the upper abdomen

Vomiting and nausea

Fatigue and general weakness

Enlarged liver

Abdominal swelling

Yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes or jaundice

Persistent infection having definite hepatitis viruses can lead to liver cancer. Cancer Liver. happens when liver cells build up changes in the DNA, the material which gives instructions to all chemical processes in the body. DNA mutations can cause changes in these orders. One outcome is that the cells might start to grow without control and finally form a growth which is a group of malignant cells.

Risk Factors:

1. Sex - Men are probable to develop cancer of the liver compared to women.

2. Age - In Europe, Australia and North America, liver cancer affects commonly older people. In developing nations of Africa abs Asia, cancer of the liver tends to happen at younger people with ages between twenty and fifty.

3. Persistent infection with HCV or HBV - Constant infection due to hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus adds your danger of Cancer Liver. .

4. Cirrhosis - This irreversible or progressive situation causes scar tissues to form in the liver and adds to the probability of developing cancer of the liver.

Significant Information Regarding Liver Cancer

By: helen mae quinn




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