how dangerous is cancer of the Liver?
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Lissacal\n4 hours ago\n\n\n \n "Liver cancer has a very poor prognosis because it is often not diagnosed until it has metastasized. Fewer than 10% of patients survive three years after the initial diagnosis; the overall five-year survival rate for patients with hepatomas is around 4%. Most patients with primary liver cancer die within several months of diagnosis. Patients with liver cancers that metastasized from cancers in the colon live slightly longer than those whose cancers spread from cancers in the stomach or pancreas."\n\nhttp://www.lifesteps.com/gm/atoz/ency/li... \n\nBUT:  enlargement of the liver (hepatomegaly) does not neccesarily mean liver cancer.\n\nCommon Causes of Hepatomegaly:\nAlcohol \nHepatitis A \nHepatitis B \nCongestive heart failure \nInfectious mononucleosis \nLeukemia \nTumor metastases \nNeuroblastoma \nHepatocellular carcinoma \nNiemann-Pick disease \nHereditary fructose intolerance \nGlycogen storage disease \nPrimary biliary cirrhosis \nSarcoidosis \nSclerosing cholangitis \nHemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) \nReye's syndrome \nSteatosis (fat in the liver from metabolic problems such as diabetes, obesity, and high triglycerides) \nGeneral causes include infection (viral, bacterial, or parasitic), malignancy (cancer or tumors), anemias, storage diseases, heart failure, congenital heart disease, toxins, and metabolic disturbances.\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003275.htm
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It can kill you.\nIt can bring cancer to your body and there are some really nasty cancers about.\nThroat Cancer which can mean having to speak with a box as your vocal cords can be damaged.\nLung Cancer effects your lungs makes breathing hard and in some cases you will need to have an oxygen tank to help breathing.\n\nThe thing about Cancer is spreads like the arms of a tree and there is no guarantee that you will be able to stop it remission does happen but it can come back. \n\nRadiotherapy and Chemotherapy are no walk in the park hair-loss being sick pain and other side effects.
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yeah dont do it.. you can get tongue cancer, throat cancer, mouth cancer, your teeth can fall out.. its not healthy or attractive
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A meta-analysis on this issue was reported in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).  They found 'some evidence' for increased risks of certain types of cancer and recommended additional research.\n\nHope this is helpful for you.
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it will probably harm your health as it will cause you to get cancer
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Yep, too much alcohol consumption will pickle your liver, cause cirrhosis and in turn cause jaundice. You do have to be a very heavy drinker for a fairly long period of time for this to happen, unless your liver is already compromised and unhealthy.
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Well, cancer is abnormal cells that are growing out of control and will take over healthy tissue and cut off the blood supply.  I have been with three people who died from cancer and it was pretty awful. One brain tumor, one lung cancer and one cancer of the maxillary sinus cavity. \nThe bottom line is that there is abnormal tissue growing where it shouldn't be growing and the body doesn't want it there and it can press on nerves and do all kinds of things to cause pain depending on where it is located. It weakens the body and many times the treatments side effects cause pain too.
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yes you can get cancer anywhere, the cell if not treated right away will spread to other organs so say you get it in you lungs,the cells multiple throughout your body to your liver heart kidneys, causing renal failure hep c,liver failure, resp failure ect. so im rambling but the answer is yes
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If the cancer is localized and has not spread to the lymph nodes then if can be removed surgically. The best shot for a cure is a liver transplant for a localized cancer. If the cancer is larger than 5 cm or has spread then chemo might prolong survival time but also might not. You have to ask whether the goals of treatment are worth the side effects. There are other treatments available that will slow liver cancer besides chemo like implanted radioactive beads but again this all depends on whether this is primary liver cancer, whether it has spread and how big it is.\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/livercancer.html\n\nThis is a US link because most of the UK links included too many ads.
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Unless you already have liver disease I doubt very much that this low dose would ever harm your liver. However, a simple blood test will tell you for sure.
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becoming an abnormal liver cell is just like the rest of the other cells inside the body. If there's any kinds of cell having an abnormal growth (either by size, colour & shape), not to mention having a great significant increase in amount,  that's because they had been induced by a carcinogenic factors. Carcinogenic factors are the factors which lead to cancer. An abnormal growth of cell could become worse if there's no early treatment of prevention.
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if your liver hurts ever, see a doctor really.
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I found a primary article talking about Cyanobacterial blooms causing liver cancer in China. It is mentioned in the first paragraph of the main body. Hope this helps!
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You'll need to get on a strict diet.  No salt or alot of proteins.  Hepatitis C is not curable.  You will sooner or later have to have a transplant if it gets worse and that's not necessarily exactly the end of the H-C.  Stay away from alcohol for sure.  No drugs.  Since it's not to scarred, that's good but you'll want to make sure it doesn't get that way so that's why I suggest the diet part.  I have cryptogenic liver disease and I have alot of swelling daily. If you're not swelling, just stay away from the harmful things that your liver would have to filter out.  I think it's all about the intake of fluids and foods and certain medications.  If you can do all of that, it will slow the scarring process down.
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I am in the early stages of cancer, at the last count i had Liver, Lung, Pelvic and Spinal Cancer. 12 months before i found out about this latest bout of this terrible disease i had Bowel Cancer which resulted in the removal of my lower bowel. There really wasn't time for me to have any feelings about the disease or for it to have any effect on my body, as i got rid of it pretty quick. I now have to wear a bag for the rest of my life (which, according to the Doctors, will be around two years). \nIn regards to this latest cancer, as i said, i am in the early stages, but i am noticing that my hair is starting to fall out due to the chemo, but that is all. When people that know me see me in the street, they comment about how well i look, but i am sure that will change as the disease takes control of my immune system and totally runs rampant through my body.
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I don't know exactly what the chances are that you'd get cancer from it, because that can depend on a variety of things. The risks are there though. My uncle died from lung cancer, so did my old neighbor friend. To be honest, I'd just try to quit if you can.
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Any amount of cancer is dangerous and needs to be checked out ASAP before it spreads and grows. A doctor can tell you if removing it will stop the spread...but you'll most like have to go back to get check ups to measure if any is left in your body.\n\nDelaying your visit to the doctors is not recommended.