Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Causes, Symptoms, Daignosis, Prevention and Treatment

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Hepatocellular carcinoma is a condition that
  commonly arises in patients who are diagnosed
  with chronic liver diseases like acute liver
  failure.Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most
  common kind of primary liver cancer. Primary
  cancers like hepatocellular carcinoma originate
  from the patients liver itself.

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Causes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• The causes of Hepatocellular carcinoma are often
  unclear in some cases. However, in specific
  cases, it can develop due to chronic infection
  which is caused by the hepatitis virus.The
  disease may even develop due to specific
  abnormalities in the liver cells when they go
  through mutations. These clusters of cells may
  turn into a cancerous tumor.

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Risks associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• The factors which increase the risk of
  Hepatocellular carcinoma in people include
• Infections caused by the Hepatitis virus.
• Liver diseases like Cirrhosis, hemochromatosis
  and Wilson's disease.
• Diabetes
• Accumulation of fat in the liver.
• Drinking and smoking.

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How is Hepatocellular Carcinoma diagnosed?

• The disease can be diagnosed using the following
  tests
• Blood Tests
• Imaging Tests
• Liver Biopsy

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Symptoms of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• The symptoms of Hepatocellular carcinoma
  include
• Sudden loss of weight
• Poor appetite
• Pain in the upper parts of the abdomen.
• Feeling of nausea and vomiting
• Weakness and fatigue
• Swelling in the abdomen
• Jaundice
• Pale colored stools

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How is Hepatocellular Carcinoma treated?

• The doctor may try to control the symptoms and
  the complications of Hepatocellular carcinoma
  through medication or through surgical
  procedures.
• Surgery
• Liver Transplant Surgery
• Destroying the Cancer Cells
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation Therapy

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