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Latest primary liver cancers Stories

2011-07-21 14:10:36

Incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) have increased in the U.S. This population-based study publishing in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, found that metabolic syndrome significantly increases risk of developing these primary liver cancers.According to data from the National Cancer Institute, 24,120 new cases of liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer and close to...