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Transplant Criteria for Liver Cancer Patients Sanctioned
In a much-needed move, liver transplantation specialists recently convened to address U.S. guidelines for allocation of organs for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer)....
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Low-Volume Hospitals Have More Frequent Post-Op Liver Cancer Complications
A new study has found that the frequency of post-operative complications following surgery for liver cancer is associated with a hospital having a low volume of liver surgery. Investigators at The...
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Radiology Treatment With Microspheres Shows Promise for Liver Cancer Patients
Researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla reveal that an interventional radiology treatment for liver cancer shows promise in prolonging...
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Key Gene Behind Liver Cancer Identified
A new oncogene called LSF could be the key to development of liver cancer, say US scientists. LSF levels are significantly higher in liver cancer patients compared to healthy individuals....
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Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis may Cause Liver Cancer
A new study by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic has found that patients suffering from cirrhosis preceded by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are at an equal risk of developing hepatocellular...
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Study: Silencing Hepatitis B Virus Prevents Recurrence of Liver Cancer
Antiviral treatment reduces the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), previous studies have shown. But now, researchers from the Division of...
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Study Suggests New Transplantation Criteria for Liver Cancer Patients
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco propose that treatments used on liver cancers beyond the established Milan criteria for liver transplantation may be appropriate for all...
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Targeting Key Protein To Contain Liver Cancer
Targeting a protein known as c-Met can help contain liver cancer, say US scientists. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the number three cause of cancer deaths in the world. Penn State College of...
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Late-Stage Liver Cancer Patients Have New Hope
In a welcome development, scientists have offered new hope to patients with late-stage liver cancer. The latest weapon against inoperable liver cancer is so tiny that it takes millions of them per...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Effectively Treats Liver Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective therapy for managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients, Italian researchers have found. The high repeatability of RFA is...
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Risk of Death Higher for Black People With Liver Cancer
A recent study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, has revealed the enhanced risk of death for black people with early stage liver cancer as compared to white victims of the...
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Early-Stage Liver Cancer Survival Influenced by Race
A report in the December issue of IArchives of Surgery/I, one of the JAMA/Archives journals says that black patients with early-stage liver cancer appear more likely to die of the disease than...
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New Surgery for Liver Cancer
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System developed novel surgical procedure for patients with certain types of liver cancers. Researchers identified an application for "scarless" surgery tools that are...
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Nanotechnology In Liver Cancer Treatment
Nanotechnology could be marshaled effectively in liver cancer treatment. Penn State College of Medicine researchers have used molecular-sized bubbles filled with chemotherapy drugs to prevent cell...
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New Liver Cancer Treatment May Benefit From Nanotechnology
A team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers has said that nanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with chemotherapy drugs...
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A 'coffee' a Day Keeps Stroke, Diabetes and Liver Cancer Away
Drinking more than a cup of coffee per day reduces the risk of stroke by 25% in women. The research was conducted at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Researchers have also found that drinking more...
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Therapeutic Target for Liver Cancer and Predictive Biomarker of Response...
Scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and four other institutions have identified a strategy that will enable targeted molecular therapy in the treatment of liver cancer. Liver cancer,...
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New Discovery Sheds Light on Liver Cancer Treatment
Researchers have identified a new mechanism in gene regulation behind the development of a form of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This finding would open new avenues in lung...
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Obesity Leads to Liver Cancer
Obesity is becoming a critical problem among teenagers in Australia, and is becoming the primary cause for severe liver damage that is usually seen in alcoholics, according to researchers. Fatty liver...
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Interventional Radiology-Based Liver Cancer Treatment That's Safe, Fast, And...
Interventional radiologists have been the leaders in the use of intra-arterial yttrium-90 radioembolization, since its introduction in 2000, to treat liver cancer. Now, new results from a large...
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