Have you ever drunk alcohol or smoked a lot. Well then you need to read this. If you did any of these things then you might be at risk at liver cancer.
Liver cancer is when in the liver a normal cell becomes abnormal in behavior. The major causes of liver cancer is alcohol and tobacco use. This mutation happens in the 1st, 7th and 8th chromosomes. The symptoms of this disorder is weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fluid in the abdominal.
How do you know if you have liver cancer. If you have pain in your right side of your abdomen then you might be at risk. How you find out you have liver cancer you could be blood testing, in which doctors take a blood sample and test it. It could also be imaging studies, in which doctors take pictures of your liver and then diagnose. Last could be liver biopsy which is an examination of the tissue or organ. You can treat this caner by surgery which removes parts of the liver that is infected. Another way to treat it is a liver transplant, which doctors replace you liver. Last reason could be ablation therapy, which kill cancer with heat. Some environmental factors can be aflatoxin which is a toxin made by a mold that can grow on stored nuts and grains.
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This cancer happens in 1 in 30 baby boomers. This is a negative disorder because if the cancer is serious you can die. I found this information at MedicineNet.com.
In conclusion liver cancer is a deadly cancer if not treated. You can treat with a lot of treatments. 1 in 30 baby boomers get