How does liver cancer affect the body?

Diana Meeks on behalf of Sigma Nursing

Family Practitioner

Liver cancer affects the body by forming too many cells where the body does not need them, which can create a tumor. It may spread to other tissues in the body through the blood or through lymph nodes. Liver cancer impairs the function of the liver, often causing jaundice.

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Liver Cancer

One of the most common cancers worldwide, liver cancer affects the largest organ inside our bodies. Cancer cells crowd out healthy ones in our liver, which filters and removes waste from our bodys blood. Four types of cancer begin in the liver, although the most common called hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC accounts for 75% of all liver cancer. Still, it is more common for cancer to begin in other parts of the body, such as the pancreas, stomach, breast or lung and then spread to the liver as a secondary cancer. You are more likely to develop liver cancer if you have hepatitis or cirrhosis, which is the scarring of the liver cells. Symptoms typically do not appear until after the cancer has progressed, but see your doctor if you have unexplained weight or appetite loss, abdominal pain or swelling, or jaundice, which turns your skin and eyes yellow.

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