Hepatitis virus infection has been reported to be responsible for liver cancer in over 90% of all cases (hepatitis C infection has been implicated in 80% and hepatitis B infection in 10%). ... (download)

Liver Cancer. What Is Cancer? Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow ... cancer starts in the small bile ducts within the liver. ... (download)

New treatment options for some liver cancers may mean that liver transplants are fading out of style. ... (download)

When cells in the liver become abnormal, grow out of control and form a cancerous tumor, the disease is called primary liver cancer, also known as malignant hepatoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. ... (download)

LIVER CANCER SURGERY APPEAL. WHAT IS THE CUSA? It is a piece of equipment which was originally designed for use in neurosurgery and has now been adapted for liver surgery. ... (download)

Liver cancer can be a primary cancer (starts in the liver) or a secondary cancer (starts in another part of the body and spreads to the liver). Primary liver cancer is one of the less common cancers in Victoria. Secondary liver cancers are the most common liver cancers. Liver cancer usually has no symptoms in the early stages. ... (download)

You have been advised to have surgery for your cancer of the liver. Your doctors and nurses will explain this to you. This leaflet explains in general about the operation and the recovery process. ... (download)

5 year survival after resection of colorectal cancer liver secondaries is 40 ... recent developments that are impacting on liver cancer surgery. activity? ... (download)

Liver Cancer The purpose of this information guide is to help patients newly diagnosed with Liver Cancer and their families to find sources of information and support. ... (download)