| From the office of Dr. Laurence Magne, author of | | | | which is typically found in people already suffering |
| The liver is the largest internal organ in the body, | | | | from cirrhosis of the liver, begins many different |
| resting under the right ribs, just below the right lung | | | | parts of the liver at once. In the United States, this |
| and diaphragm. It is pyramid shaped and divided into | | | | second form is the most common. |
| right and left lobes. Unlike other organs in the body, | | | | A number of subtypes exist in the hepatocellular |
| the liver receives blood from two sources. Oxygen | | | | carcinoma family and identification can be made by a |
| rich blood comes in from the hepatic artery while the | | | | doctor examining the tissue under a microscope. |
| portal vein brings in nutrient infused blood from the | | | | Another form of liver cancer, Cholangiocarcnimos, |
| intestines. Due to it's vital role in the body functions, | | | | makes up approximately ten- to twenty-percent of |
| understanding liver cancer is very important. | | | | liver cancer cases. This form begins in the ducts |
| The liver plays an important part in removing toxic | | | | which carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder. |
| wastes from the body, as well as secreting bile into | | | | A number of different factors are considered risk |
| the intestines to aid in the absorption of nutrients. | | | | factors for liver cancer. Smoking and alcohol |
| Many other nutrients end up being stored in the liver | | | | consumption are both high on the list, especially when |
| itself. It also produces a lot of the factors necessary | | | | abuse of alcohol leads to cirrhosis of theliver. |
| for clotting. | | | | Some liver infections, such as Hepatitis B and |
| As you can see, the liver is an incredibly important | | | | Hepatitis C are strong risk factors as well. These |
| and vital part of the body. | | | | infections tend to be more common in certain |
| Being made up of several different cell types makes | | | | portions of the world than others, making liver cancer |
| the liver, it is susceptible to quite a few different | | | | the most common form of cancer in those areas. |
| types of tumors. Some of the tumors are cancerous, | | | | Hepatitis A, however, has not been found to be a |
| or malignant, and some of them are non-cancerous, | | | | risk factor for liver cancer. |
| or benign. To learn more about how disease and | | | | The specific approach to healing suggested by your |
| cancer are started in the body, read Cancer Free For | | | | physicians will take into account a great deal of |
| Life. | | | | information about you and your health. The standard |
| The treatments for each liver tumor differ for each | | | | scientific approaches to curing cancer need to be |
| of the type of cells that form them. | | | | approached carefully, however. Often times, the |
| The most common form of benign liver cancer in | | | | effects of these treatments are as dangerous as the |
| adults is hepatocellular carcinoma, which begins in the | | | | cancer they are treating, due to the weakening of |
| hepatocytes. The hepatocytes are the main type of | | | | the immune system. Explore all of your options and |
| cell in the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma accounts | | | | make the most intelligent decision possible regarding |
| for approximately seventy-five percent of all primary | | | | your individual treatment. |
| liver cancer diagnoses. | | | | Visit more information and articles. This article is |
| This form of cancer generally starts in one of two | | | | available for reprint for your website and newsletter, |
| ways. The first begins as a single tumor and later | | | | provided that you maintain its copyright integrity and |
| spreads to other parts of the liver. The second, | | | | include the signature. |