Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each…
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A rare instance when preventative screening is worth the dollar cost
David Hutton, University of Michigan Very few people know about hepatitis B, the so-called silent…
New combined treatment shows promise in hepatocellular carcinoma
Researchers from the Metabolism and Cancer group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led…
Doctors are drowning in a tsunami of liver disease and cancer
Morris Sherman, University of Toronto Deaths from liver cancer in Canada have doubled over the…
Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) fails to extend survival in the SORAMIC study palliative cohort
The final results of the palliative cohort of the SORAMIC study in patients with unresectable,…
Liver cancer caused by alcohol consumption may have worse prognosis than other forms
A new study indicates that patients with alcohol-related liver cancer often do not live as…
A new blood test can detect eight different cancers in their early stages
Peter Gibbs, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Researchers have developed a blood test that can…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of liver, colorectal, and breast cancers
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the more common chronic liver diseases worldwide.…
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of digestive…
Liquid biopsy may be new way to detect liver cancer earlier, easier
An international team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and…