Liver Cancer

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. Whilst no significant associations were observed on the risk of the majority gastrointestinal cancers and poor oral health, a substantial link was found for hepatobiliary cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Poor oral hygiene can cause liver cancer

Poor oral hygiene associated with risk of several chronic diseases.

19 Jun 2019 9:33 AM

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease affects around one in 10 children and is the most common paediatric liver disorder. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Detect paediatric liver disease through blood test

New blood test on horizon for paediatric liver disease.

10 Jun 2019 3:03 PM

A biopsy is invasive, resource intensive, costly, prone to sampling error and carries a small risk of significant complications. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Paediatric liver disease to be detected from blood test

New blood test on horizon for paediatric liver disease.

08 Jun 2019 7:08 PM

Researchers noted that by 2030, 21.7 million new cancer cases and 13 million cancer deaths are expected to occur around the world.

Link between bodyweight and cancer discovered in new study

Study highlighted relationship between obesity and risk of 13 types of cancers, including postmenopausal breast cancer and liver cancer.

18 Dec 2018 9:40 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Adding refined fibre to processed food could have negative health effects

New research highlights that fortifying processed foods with fibre may not be safe for some.

23 Oct 2018 2:10 PM

The study also found that the plant doesn’t affect healthy human liver cells (Photo: AFP)

Plant found in Amazon can help treat liver cancer

It produces substances like hydrogen peroxide that stops cancer cells from dividing and damages their DNA.

30 Sep 2018 5:02 PM

Fatty liver disease is known to be linked with a higher risk of a dangerous liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC.

Severe fatty liver disease boosts risk for liver cancer, says study

Study showed that when NAFLD progresses to where patients have liver scarring, or cirrhosis, their risk for HCC is dramatically higher.

05 Sep 2018 9:39 AM

New radiotherapy may help treat liver cancer: study

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy tumours.

24 Apr 2018 6:48 PM

Cooking meat at high temperatures for longer periods of time until it’s “well done” was also associated with a higher risk of liver disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Well done' red meat linked to liver disease, diabetes risk factor

People who ate more processed and red meat were 47 per cent more likely to have liver disease.

13 Apr 2018 8:41 AM

Liver tumours develop from mutated cells that grow and proliferate uncontrollably. (Photo: Pixabay)

New anti-cancer protein discovered

The incidence of liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma, is steadily increasing, researchers said.

22 Mar 2018 1:16 PM

Liver cancer: New method identifies splicing biomarkers

RNA message copied from information encoded in a gene is edited before it serves as blueprint to manufacture a specific protein is splicing

04 Mar 2018 9:20 AM

More than 82 percent of liver cancer patients die within five years of diagnosis, according to the National Institutes of Health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors create way to kill liver cancer cells

According to researchers at the University of Delaware, this research could accelerate the development of new treatments for liver cancer.

08 Feb 2018 8:17 AM

Aspirin a day may keep liver cancer away

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22 Oct 2017 2:41 PM

The acids can be found in some traditional Chinese medicines that are given during childbirth, to prevent parasites and promote healing.

Chinese herbal medicines may cause liver cancer, says study

Findings suggest measures needed to prevent people from consuming aristolochic acids (AA), derived from woody vines of Aristolochia plants.

19 Oct 2017 8:12 AM

This new and inexpensive test, the team is working to lower the cost to about USD 3 per test, can be administered wherever the patient is (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, a faster and more accurate test for liver cancer

Researchers develop rapid portable screening test for liver cancer that cuts wait time for results to two minutes.

24 Aug 2017 9:43 AM

Rockstar Gregg Allman dies at 68

The musician lost the battle to liver cancer, with which he was diagnosed five years ago.

29 May 2017 12:26 AM

The scientists at MIT have found a method using sequences of DNA to detect the fungal product aflatoxin. (Photo: Pixabay)

This new test can detect high risk of developing liver cancer

It will help detect the presence of cancer even before the tumour is formed

28 Mar 2017 1:01 PM

"Recent studies have shown that more than 80 percent of the population in the United States adopt a lifestyle that leads to chronic disruption (Photo: AFP)

Liver cancer risk increases due to jet lag

When we are exposed to light, our bodies' central circadian clock in the brain resets.

28 Nov 2016 8:46 AM

Current treatments for liver cancer that can't be removed by surgery are mainly palliative with chemotherapy (Photo: AFP)

Cough virus prevents liver cancer in future

These early stage findings are important because primary liver cancer is the third highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide.

16 Nov 2016 4:32 PM

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