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Liver Cancer |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either hepatitis infection (usually hepatitis B or C) or cirrhosis (alcoholism being the most common cause of hepatic cirrhosis). In countries where hepatitis is not endemic, most malignant cancers in the liver are not primary HCC but metastasis (spread) of cancer from elsewhere in the body, e.g. the colon. Treatment options of HCC and prognosis are dependen ...
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- Adult Primary Liver Cancer (Cleveland Clinic)
- Adult Primary Liver Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
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- Don't Use Aspirin To Prevent Colon Cancer Says Task Force
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- High-Dose Calcitriol Plus Docetaxel Compared With Placebo Plus Docetaxel In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
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- Panel Nixes Aspirin As Cancer Preventive
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Trial Investigating A Promising New Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer Has Begun
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- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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- Aspirin of no use in reducing risk of colon cancer: Panel
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- Lung Cancer CT Scans No Help?
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MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:10 EST
- Home test kits to screen for bowel cancer could save lives
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:36 EST
- Experts: Don't take aspirin to curb colon cancer
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- National Cancer Institute Hosts Meeting on Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer - March - 01, 2007
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- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
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- Gut Research Yields New Anti-Cancer Approach
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Genetic Analysis Enables Personalizing Of Treatment Of Cancer
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- New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
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- Gene Test Helps To Diagnose Lung Cancer Early
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Oral Cancer Drug Xeloda Receives Positive Opinion From The European Authorities For The Treatment Of Advanced Gastric Cancer
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- Lessons Learned From Liver Retransplantation
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- Test IDs Early Lung Cancer in Smokers
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- Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
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- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
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- Task Force Recommends Against Use Of Aspirin And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs To Prevent Colorectal Cancer
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- Gut research may fight colon cancer
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:28 EST
- Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Weekly Docetaxel And Prednisolone Versus Prednisolone Alone In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study
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- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
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- Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
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- Aspirin Significantly Reduces Esophageal-Cancer Risk In People With Most- Aggressive Form Of Barrett's Esophagus
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- Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, USC-Led Study Suggests
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Screening Does Not Boost Survival
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:59 EST
- A Deadly Cancer Myth
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- Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer link
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:15 EST
- A New Target In The War On Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Researchers Dispute Benefits of CT Scans for Lung Cancer
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:37 EST
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