Metastatic liver cancer is a serious illness and survival rates are relatively less. As per the National Cancer Institute (NCI) records, every year in U.S. there are approx. 24,000 cases of primary liver cancer detected. And there are fair chances for a person to develop metastatic liver cancer and is very common. . Metastatic liver [...]
Stage 4 Liver Cancer Survival Rates Stage 4 liver cancer survival rates indicate the number of people alive for a certain time period after diagnosis of cancer. People who survive stage 4 liver cancer for a period of 5 years are taken into consideration for compiling the statistics. These people are those who have few [...]
Secondary Liver Cancer: Causes Secondary liver cancer is caused due to the spread of a primary cancer that is present elsewhere in the body. The most common sources of cancer that may spread to the liver include cancer of the lung, kidney, breast, colon and stomach. In almost half the cases that are reported of [...]
Secondary liver cancer is also known as metastatic liver cancer. As the name suggests, cancer has metastasized and spread into the liver and therefore prognosis for metastatic liver cancer is usually very poor. In such cases also, early diagnosis; i.e. when the cancer has spread only to the liver and not to any other organs [...]
Liver is a vital organ and damaged liver function gives rise to various health complications. Liver lies in the upper right side of the abdomen and plays an important role in blood purification and production of bile that helps in the digestion of fats. Liver also works as a storehouse of glucose, the primary energy [...]
An Overview of Bile Duct Cancer Cancer is a deadly disease that can affect any part of the body and cause destruction to the tissues. When a group of cells in a particular organ of the human body system begin to multiply in an unhealthy manner at a breakneck pace, it can lead to the [...]
As cancer cells multiply and grow very rapidly, doctors use chemotherapy drugs so that they can destroy cancerous cells for good. But these drugs also pose a threat to the healthy living cells in the body, they damage normal healthy cells causing a lot of disturbances in the body. Chemotherapeutic drugs may also affect other [...]
Symptoms of Stage 4 Liver Cancer Liver cells are called as hepatocytes that help detoxify the body and process harmful chemicals. When these normal hepatocytes start growing rapidly, uncontrollably and proliferate abnormally, it leads to formation of cancer or tumor. During the final stage (stage 4) of cancer, these cancerous cells migrate to other parts [...]
Bile is a liquid produced in the liver, and stored in large amounts in the gallbladder. It is required by the body for the digestion of fat. Now, the structures that carry this liquid are long tube-like, and each of them is known as a bile duct. These tubes move bile from the liver to [...]
Bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma is a type of adenocarcinoma. It is a rare type of cancer. The exact cause of this cancer is not known. There exist several bile ducts which carry bile, the digestive juice produced by the liver, to the gallbladder. The liver and the gallbladder are connected to the small intestine [...]
