liver cancer
Tumor affecting detoxifier
Liver cancer is a malignant tumor originating in the liver, as opposed to cancer that has spread there from elsewhere in the body.
Risk factors include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and heavy alcohol use.
The doctors caught the liver cancer early.
Liver cancer rates have been rising in recent decades.
Cancerous liver growth
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
jaundice · ascites · carcinogenesis · staging · prognosis · survival rate · alpha-fetoprotein · hepatitis B
Terminal illness comfort program
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- comfort careSymptom relief, not cure
- pain controlManaging physical suffering
- advanced stageProgression near completion
incurable · prognosis · quality of life · supportive care · dignity · bereavement · life expectancy · decline
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- imagingProducing visual representations
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
PET scan · alpha-fetoprotein · staging · pathology · cytology · radiologist · screening · early detection
Surgical liver excision
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
embolization · targeted therapy · clinical trial · multidisciplinary
Steeping to extract essence
- drug resistanceReduced medication responsiveness
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
hepatoma
Cancerous liver growth
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
fibrosis · jaundice · ascites · carcinogenesis · staging · prognosis · survival rate · alpha-fetoprotein · hepatitis B · hepatitis C
hospice
Terminal illness comfort program
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- comfort careSymptom relief, not cure
- pain controlManaging physical suffering
advanced stage · incurable · prognosis · quality of life · supportive care · dignity · bereavement · life expectancy · decline · fatigue
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- imagingProducing visual representations
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
ultrasound · PET scan · alpha-fetoprotein · staging · pathology · cytology · radiologist · screening · early detection · surveillance
hepatectomy
Surgical liver excision
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
resection · embolization · targeted therapy · clinical trial · multidisciplinary
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- drug resistanceReduced medication responsiveness
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- Liver Diseasescirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, viral hepatitis
- liver diseasecirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatitis B, fibrosis, hepatitis C
- Organ Diseasesheart disease, kidney disease, lung disease, brain disease, organ failure
- digestive cancershepatoma
- Fatal Diseasesglioblastoma, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, mesothelioma, motor neuron disease
- Liver Tumorshepatoma