| The liver is located just below the right lung and | | | | fullness or bloating. |
| diaphragm. It is divided into right and left lobes. The | | | | Weight Loss. |
| liver receives blood from the heptic artery and the | | | | Breast swelling in males. |
| portal vein. The hepatic artery supplies the | | | | Loss of appetite. |
| oxygen-rich blood, while the portal vein nutrient-rich | | | | Intestinal bleeding and |
| blood from the intestines. | | | | Blood clotting problems, bruises on the skin. |
| The liver secretes bile into the intestine to help | | | | Weakness. |
| absorb nutrients. The liver also helps in removing toxic | | | | It should be noted that these symptoms may be due |
| wastes from our body. | | | | to other causes. |
| Several types of tumors, cancerous and not | | | | Copyright 2005, P. Mehta |
| cancerous can form in the liver. The liver cancer is | | | | [Please note that this article is not a subsitute for |
| seen in some parts of Asia and Africa and is rare in | | | | medical advise. You have permission to publish this |
| the USA. It occurs more frequently in males than | | | | article in your web sites, ezines or electronic |
| females. | | | | publication, as long as the piece is used in its entirety |
| There are no early warning signs or symptoms of | | | | including the resource box, all hyperlinks (clickable) and |
| liver cancer. Some of the common symptoms of liver | | | | references and copyright info. You are not permitted |
| cancer are | | | | to include any additional hyperlinks. |
| Pain in the right upper abdominal area, abdominal | | | | |