Some facts about liver cancer:

* Every year, approximately 18,500 cases of
primary cancer are diagnosed
. The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocelluar carcinoma, called HCC, occurs twice as often in men as in women.
* HCC is most frequently found in those with cirrhosis, a disease where the liver is diseased and develops scarring. As the liver tries to repair itself, it forms tumors. Alcohol abuse or hepatitis B or C are generally the causes of cirrhosis.
* Because of the worldwide increase in hepatitis C, the incidence of HCC is on the rise.
* Because cancer cells circulating through the bloodstream all pass through the liver, patients with other types of cancer are at a much greater risk for liver cancer. Nearly half of the 140,000 Americans diagnosed with colon cancer this year will develop liver cancer.
* Chemotherapy has been ineffective at curing liver cancer.


For more than two-thirds of those with primary cancer and 90% of those with
types of liver cancer
that have metastasized into other organs,
liver cancer surgery
simply isn’t possible. Sometimes it’s because tumors are either too big or have grown into other organs. Sometimes, surgery for liver cancer is too risky because too many small tumors are spread throughout the liver.

While there is no liver cancer cure, minimally invasive interventional radiological treatments such as those performed by Dr. Grubbs can help those with inoperable liver cancer extend and improve the quality of their lifes.

Symptoms of Liver Cancer
Unfortunately, the
symptoms of liver cancer
often do not appear until the disease has reached an advanced stage. They may include:

* A loss of appetite
* Unexplained weight loss
* Feeling full after a small meal
* Pain or swelling in the right abdomen
* A jaundiced tint to the skin
* Low blood sugar
* An enlarged liver
* Worsening of chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis

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