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Liver Cancer

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Topic: Liver
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Sort Desciption: 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. ...

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Can Liver Cancer Be Prevented? Most liver cancers can be prevented by public health measures that reduce exposure to known risk factors for this disease. Worldwide, the most significant risk factor is infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). A recently developed vaccine can prevent hepatitis B infection. All children should be vaccinated to prevent this infection and to reduce the risk of liver cancer and liver damage from hepatitis. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. Therefore, preventing HCV infection and HBV infection in people who have not been immunized is based on understanding the ways these viruses spread. These viruses are spread through blood transfusions, by contaminated needles of intravenous drug abusers, and by unprotected sexual intercourse. Also, mothers who are hepatitis virus carriers can pass the virus to their children at birth or in early infancy. Blood banks in the United States routinely perform tests to identify donated blood infected with these viruses. All infected blood is discarded. Recent studies indicate that a new treatment for these infections called interferon can lower a patient's risk of developing liver cancer. Prevention of liver cancers associated with cirrhosis caused by alcohol abuse remains a challenge. Changing the way certain grains are stored in tropical and subtropical countries could reduce exposure to cancer-causing substances such as aflatoxins. Many industrialized countries already have regulations to prevent and monitor grain contamination. Better anti-parasite therapies and improved access to health information and health care can decrease the risk of liver cancers in countries where Clonorchis sinensis (liver fluke) infections are a significant cause of cholangiocarcinoma. ...

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