Statistics
Causes
Symptoms
Treatments/Prevention
Miscellaneous
100
How common is liver cancer in respect to cancer-related deaths?
7th for males and 9th for females
100
What disease causes liver cancer that is related to scarring of the tissue?
Cirrhosis
100
What is the symptom that causes yellow skin and eyes?
Jaundice
100
What treatment is used for small and slow-growing tumors?
Aggressive surgery and liver transplants
100
What is another name for liver cancer?
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
200
What percentage of liver tumors can be completely removed with surgery?
10-20%
200
What is the most significant cause of liver cancer from cirrhosis?
Hepatitis B and C
200
What is the term of the symptom that is related to pale skin and lips?
Anemia
200
What treatments are not very effective and used to shrink tumors?
Radiations and chemotherapy
200
Liver cancer is most common among whom?
Adults
300
What is the percentage of survival rates through liver transplantation?
83-92%
300
What is one of the primary causes of liver cancer that is a product of that commonly contaminates badly stored peanuts, soybeans, and corn?
Aflatoxin
300
What symptom may occur through the compression of a tumor?
Back pain
300
What treatment is taken orally and used to block the growth of tumors?
Sorafenib toslate (Nexavar)
300
What is the average survival time of patients diagnosed with liver cancer?
6-20 months
400
What percentage is liver cancer in the United States?
Less than 1%
400
What is the most common cause of liver cancer in the United States?
Alcohol abuse
400
The growth of the tumor in the liver can cause the abdomen to become what?
Swollen (large abdominal mass)
400
What drink should be avoided to prevent liver cancer?
Alcohol
400
If the tumor cannot be completely removed, how long does it take to become fatal?
3-6 months
500
What is the estimation of deaths from liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in the United States in 2009? (to the nearest thousand)
18,000 deaths
500
What is the term of the cause that is related to having too much iron in the body?
Hemochromatosis
500
What symptom causes weight loss?
Feeling of being full and loss of appetite
500
What is the treatment being researched that involves using extreme cold to kill tissue?
Cyrotherapy
500
What are 3 of the ways liver cancer can be diagnosed?
Physical exam, blood test, CT scan, MRI, or ultrasound
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