Hepatocellular carcinoma
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Primary liver cancer starts in the liver. Metastatic liver cancer starts somewhere else and spreads to your liver. Risk factors for primary liver cancer include Having hepatitis B or CHeavy alcohol useHaving cirrhosis, or scarring of the liverHaving hemochromatosis, an iron storage diseaseObesity and diabetesSymptoms can include a lump or pain on the right side of your abdomen and yellowing of the skin. However, you may not have symptoms until the cancer is advanced. This makes it harder to treat. Doctors use tests that examine the liver and the blood to diagnose liver cancer. Treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or liver transplantation. NIH: National Cancer Institute
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Top doctors who continously share their opinions on Hepatocellular carcinomaPHC Bichpuri and ESI Dispensary Chippitola Agra & SN Medical College Agra & Fatehgarh
Medical Officer Incharge
SN Medical College, Agra
DA
Medical Component OfHCM
Remained Incharge Medical Officer with Hon'Ble C.M of J and K for More Than 20 Years from Jan 2000 To October 2020
Govt. Medical College, Jammu
M.S (General Surgery )
BARC Hospital
Consulting Surgeon
LTMMC
MS
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai
Professor of Transfusion Medicine and Senior Consultant In Pathology
Kasturba Medical College
M.B.B.S
Distt. Red Cross Society Bhawan
Honorary Medical Officer
SPMC, Bikaner
MBBS
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