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Understanding Liver Cancer — the Causes, Risk Factors

editor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:48:43 +0000

Although primary liver cancer only affects about two percent in the U.S., in many undeveloped countries it is about 50% of all cancers. This is because hepatitis is more prevalent in other countries, and can leave the liver exposed to cancer. All over the world, cancer in the liver affects two times the number of men as it does women. It usually affects people over the age of 50.

To understand what liver cancer is, it is important to first understand the basic functioning of the liver.

The liver is the main detoxification system of the body. It also helps in the conversion process of breaking down nutrients as well as drugs, into chemicals that can be used by the body. (...)

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Drinking coffee slows progression of Liver Disease in chronic Hepatitis C patients

editor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:04 +0000

Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study led by Neal Freedman, Ph.D., MPH, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

The study found that patients with hepatitis C-related bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis who did not respond to standard disease treatment benefited from increased coffee intake. An effect on liver disease was not observed in patients who drank black or green tea. Findings of the study appear in the November issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. (...)

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Expert Panel of Pediatric Liver Specialists Publishes Recommendations for Monitoring Children With Chronic Hepatitis B Infections

editor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:00:52 +0000

An expert panel of nationally recognized pediatric liver specialists convened by the Hepatitis B Foundation is calling for more consistent monitoring and referral of children chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The panels recommendations for pediatricians and other primary care practitioners stress the need for routine monitoring of children with chronic HBV infections, and timely consultation with a pediatric liver specialist. (...)

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