liver cancer

What is Liver Cancer?
There are two main kinds of liver cancer. Heptoma and
cholangiocarcinoma. Heptoma is cancer of the hepatocytes. (The main
functioning liver cell). Hepatoma is primary liver cancer. Hepatoma
usually grows in the liver as a ball-like tumor, invading the normal
tissue surrounding it. A history of infection with the hepatitis B
virus puts individuals at risk of developing heptoma.
Cancer of the bile duct cells is called cholangiocarcinoma.
Cholangiocarcinoma originates in the bile ducts and is often caused by
infestation with the liver fluke Clonorchis (a parasite). The cancer
grows along the bile ducts in sheets or lines, and is hard to find on
X-ray studies.
Most cases of liver cancer are actually cancers that started in
another organ. This is called metastases. Because of its very high
blood flow and many biological functions, the liver is one of the most
common places for metastases to grow. Tumors that originally arise in
the colon, pancreas, stomach, lung or breast can spread to the
liver.
Liver cancer is much more prevalent in many of the developing
countries than in the industrialized world. Its incidence is highest
in subSaharan Africa, China, southern Asia, and Japan. Japan is the
exception of the industrialized countries. China accounts for about
45% of the world's cases.
What Causes or Increases Risk for Liver Cancer?
Once cause of liver cancer is exposure to vinyl chloride. Other causes
of liver cancer are unknown. However certain risk factors have been
identified. The risk factors are: Chronic Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the
liver and liver flukes (parasites).
Treatments for Liver Cancer?
Treatments will vary according to the individual. Some of the possible
treatments are: surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy and
radiation.
Liver transplantation is the replacement

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Breast cancer met to liver is not liver cancer. It is breast cancer met
to liver and is therefore treated as breast cancer, not as liver cancer.
One tiny bit of good news for us was when our onc said that my wife's
cancer in liver was BC met there as that form tends to be more
responsive to treatment. (Taxol/Avastin knocked it back, then Xeloda
kept it in check for 5 months with the least unpleasant side effects.
Faslodex did nothing and side effect of Gemzar and Navelbine proved
intolerable to her). Unfortunately it looks like it is in her ribs and a
lung now.

Steve J

rota6566@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
> What is Liver Cancer?
> There are two main kinds of liver cancer. Heptoma and
> cholangiocarcinoma. Heptoma is cancer of the hepatocytes. (The main
> functioning liver cell). Hepatoma is primary liver cancer. Hepatoma
> usually grows in the liver as a ball-like tumor, invading the normal
> tissue surrounding it. A history of infection with the hepatitis B
> virus puts individuals at risk of developing heptoma.
> Cancer of the bile duct cells is called cholangiocarcinoma.
> Cholangiocarcinoma originates in the bile ducts and is often caused by
> infestation with the liver fluke Clonorchis (a parasite). The cancer
> grows along the bile ducts in sheets or lines, and is hard to find on
> X-ray studies.
> Most cases of liver cancer are actually cancers that started in
> another organ. This is called metastases. Because of its very high
> blood flow and many biological functions, the liver is one of the most
> common places for metastases to grow. Tumors that originally arise in
> the colon, pancreas, stomach, lung or breast can spread to the
> liver.
> Liver cancer is much more prevalent in many of the developing
> countries than in the industrialized world. Its incidence is highest
> in subSaharan Africa, China, southern Asia, and Japan. Japan is the
> exception of the industrialized countries. China accounts for about
> 45% of the world's cases.
> What Causes or Increases Risk for Liver Cancer?
> Once cause of liver cancer is exposure to vinyl chloride. Other causes
> of liver cancer are unknown. However certain risk factors have been
> identified. The risk factors are: Chronic Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the
> liver and liver flukes (parasites).
> Treatments for Liver Cancer?
> Treatments will vary according to the individual. Some of the possible
> treatments are: surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy and
> radiation.
> Liver transplantation is the replacement
>
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