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Liver cancer is the world’s second leading cause of cancer deaths, according to the latest World Cancer Report 2014 released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). About 800,000 deaths per year are related to liver cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Deadliest Cancers, General Hep B info, HBV Prevention, Hep B Prevention, Hep B Treatment, hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver cancer, Liver Cancer Awareness, liver cancer prevention, Research, Uncategorized, Vaccines, Viral Hepatitis
Tagged Cancer deaths, chronic HBV, Early detection, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B Foundation, hepatitis B vaccine, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer, viral hepatitis, World Cancer Report, World Health Organization
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In recognition of Rare Diseases Day today, Liver Cancer Connect is honored to feature an article by guest blogger, Gail Trecosta. Gail’s son is fighting a rare form of liver cancer.
We’ve all heard or seen heartbreaking stories of children with cancer. Ours began in October 2012. Our world turned upside down when our 13-year-old son was diagnosed with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FHC).
Posted in Advocacy, Chemotherapy, Deadliest Cancers, Fibrolamellar cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver Cancer Awareness, liver cancer prevention, Liver resection surgery, Public Health, Radiation therapy, Rare Diseases Day, Research, Sequestration, Uncategorized
Tagged Cancer research, deadliest cancers, Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation, Fibrolamellar carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer, National Institutes of Health, Rare Diseases Day, Sequestration