This website was developed to help you in your search for answers about liver cancer and liver cancer treatment. Although we are not doctors or researchers we have compiled information on what liver cancer is, how to prevent and detect liver cancer and available treatments. Liver cancer is about twice as common in men as it is in women. The American Cancer Society estimates 15, 420 people will die of liver cancer in the United States in the year 2005. In direct contrast to other types of cancer people who develop liver cancer and die from it are increasing. In many other countries it is the most common type of cancer.
Below we will discuss the treatment for liver cancer but first we will list ways to prevent it. Although any cancer is not fully preventable there are habits and lifestyle choices that can directly lead to cancer, including liver cancer, and increase the likelihood of getting cancer. These can be called risk factors. Although the risk factors make a person more likely to develop liver cancer the presence of these risk factors does not guarantee a person will get liver cancer. Here are some risk factors.
- Gender: Men are more likely to develop this cancer than are women.
- Liver disease: Chronic infection with hepatitis B or C. In areas where these infections are common liver cancer is the most common cancer as well.
- Cirrhosis: Caused by alcohol abuse, the infections listed above and too much iron in the liver.
- Tobacco use: There is a link between the use of tobacco and liver cancer that is made even greater with the combination of alcohol abuse.
- Anabolic steroids: Male hormones used by some athletes in increase strength.
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