Liver Cancer Risk Factors - Two research conducted by scientists from the Mayo Clinic managed to reveal risk factors that cause liver cancer. According to their obesity and hepatitis C infection is the culprit of increased cases of liver cancer in modern times.
Life expectancy of liver cancer patients was more than 10 percent within five years after diagnosis. Therefore, efforts to identify those who are at risk of suffering from this disease can help to improve life expectancy.
Recognize anyone in the population at risk for this disease can help to find liver cancer in early stages. In the present study, the scientists tested some of the medical information collected from national surveys in the United States.
The researchers found hepatitis C infection is a risk factor for liver cancer. “Grate the liver due to hepatitis C in 20-30 years could develop into cancer,”
Another risk factor is obesity, especially fatty liver disease. “Although only 11 percent risk factor, but when viewed from a national epidemic numbers quite dramatically,”
Another study conducted on the Somali people living in the United States. As we, all know the incidence of hepatitis B in Somalia people is quite high. Hepatitis B is also a risk factor for liver cancer.
The study found a high incidence of liver cancer in people who suffer from hepatitis C Somalia as well as in people with hepatitis B.
