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Is liver cancer cirrhosis?
Liver cancer is not the same as liver cirrhosis. Cancer is a replication of malignant (or, "damaged") cells, which gradually take over an organ, reducing the function, and may spread to other parts of the body. (i.e, cancer cells growing and taking over the liver, reducing function). Whereas cirrhosis is vast amounts of scarring to the hepatocytes (liver cells), which make up the liver. (i.e liver cells, which are already in existence, being damaged). Cirrhosis does not spread to other parts of the body.
Do you lose weight if you have cirrhosis?
You can, but unexplained weight loss can also mean that your cirrhosis has progressed to liver cancer.
What is the difference between liver cancer and liver cihrossis?
Liver cancer, like any cancer, is a proliferation of malignant cells which can migrate to other parts of the body, causing further cancerous tumors. (i.e new cancerous cells are developing in the liver and progressively hindering liver function). Whereas liver cirrhosis is a progressive scarring of the existing liver tissue, to the extent that liver function is severely compromised.
What form of liver cancer is a frequent complication of chirrhosis?
Hepatomas appear to be a frequent complication of cirrhosis of the liver.
Is there any harmful effect of Hepatitis B?
The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting, jaundice and rarely, death. Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.
What organ affects the cirrhosis?
The liver is affected by cirrhosis but as the liver fails other organs will follow suit and death will eventually occur.
What diseases can effect the liver?
cirrhosis, hepatitis, cancer in the body elsewhere (steatosis)
Does hepatitis b have cure?
Yes, Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, a fatal disease with very poor response to current chemotherapy. The infection is preventable by vaccination.
What is the likely casue of varicose veins of the stomach and esophagus?
Cirrhosis of the liver - usually from alcoholism.
decreased albumin with elevated ALT and AST?
chronic liver issue (cirrhosis or cancer)...
What Asian Americans are most at risk in developing liver cancer?
Asian Americans with cirrhosis have four times as great a chance of developing liver cancer as Caucasians with cirrhosis, and African Americans have twice the risk of Caucasians.
What are the disease of the liver?
the four stages of liver disease are: 1.) Inflammation 2.) Fibrosis 3.) Cirrhosis 4.) and well cancer...
