60% of Liver Cancer Are Preventable, Report Reveals

Liver cancer to double worldwide, most of it preventable – study

PARIS, France — The number of people with liver cancer will nearly double worldwide by 2050 unless more is done to address preventable causes such as obesity, alcohol consumption, and hepatitis, a study warned Tuesday. New cases of liver cancer — the sixth most common form of the disease — will rise to 1.52 million a year from 870,000 if current trends continue, according to data from the Global Cancer Observatory published in the Lancet medical…

Liver cancer cases are projected to double, but more than half could be preventable

At least 60% of liver cancers could be preventable, according to an analysis published Monday in The Lancet.

Rising obesity rates will see cases of liver cancer double by 2050, study warns

Experts are calling for more to be done to tackle preventable cases from occurring in the first place

60% of liver cancer are preventable, report reveals

Researchers warn that the public, policy makers and even clinicians are not aware of the growing problem of liver cancer.

Lancet Links Liver Cancer and Obesity in Warning

Medical News Bulletin - Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place ‘Liver cancer is a growing health issue around the world. It is one of the most challenging cancers to treat, with five-year survival rates ranging from approximately 5% to 30%. We risk seeing close to a doubling of cases and deaths from liver cancer over the next quarter of a century without…