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Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

HCC, or HepatoCellular Carcinoma, is a type of cancer that begins in the liver. People with terminal scarring of their livers (cirrhosis), regardless of the original cause, are at higher risk of developing HCC. People infected with Hepatitis B or … Continue reading

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Why Biopsy Liver Cancer?

Liver cancers, especially when early in their genesis, are usually asymptomatic. Often they are detected when an ultrasound scan, a CT scan or MRI are performed for other reasons, or when a patient has underlying liver disease (cirrhosis of any … Continue reading

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