Liver cancer
Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer), is a cancer that originally begins in the liver. It is different from a liver metastasis, a cancer that originates in another organ, and migrates to liver. Liver cancer is a very common cancer in the world. However, it is uncommon in the United States. Now, rates of liver cancer diagnosis are increasing in the United States.
In the early stage of primary liver cancer, most sufferers do not have symptoms or signs. When symptoms occur, the followings may be included:
- Jaundice: yellow discoloration of skin and sclera, the whites of eyes.
- Weight loss
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal swelling
- Abdominal mass
- Hepatomegaly (an enlarged liver)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Itching
- Fever
- Anemia
- Poor appetite
Treatments for liver cancer depend on the stage of cancer, and sufferer’s age, general medical condition, and his/her preferences. Options available:
- Surgery: to remove a lesion portion of liver, or liver transplantation surgery
- Stem cell therapy
- Alcohol injection into the tumor
- Freezing cancer cells
- Heating cancer cells
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Target drug therapy
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