Question 1

what are the risk in second stage of liver cancer?

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It depends: Liver cancer can be successfully treated when caught early(stage 1 and 2). But it requires surgery to excise the tumor or undergo a liver transplant. If neither of these 2 procedures is possible, then there is struggle ahead to control it. Your doctor should be able to explain this to you better.

Question 2

what are the risk in second stage of liver cancer? is it dangerous stage ? what are the survival rate of a person in second stage of livet cancer?

Accepted Answer

More info: Primary?
Size?
Location?
Resectable?
Other personal risk factors are critical.
Hepatitis c?

Question 3

what are signs of final stages of liver cancer?

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Liver failure: Advanced liver cancer can lead to Jaundice(yellowness of eyes), weight loss, poor appetite and ascites. Rising bilirubin leads to liver failure, mental confusion and ultimately coma.  Serious Infections can ensue as a terminal event.

Question 4

my mom had a positive ifob in october a month later she passed from final stages of liver cancer how is that possible all in 1 month?

Accepted Answer

Colon cancer: Sorry about your loss.
I assume fob is fecal occult blood test.  It sounds like your mother had colon cancer.  Colon cancer, especially in the right colon, can be asymptomatic until it spreads to other organs.
Please get a colonoscopy at the very least at 50.

Question 5

what is liver cancer?

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HCC: There are many types of cancers that can develop in or spread to the liver.  The most common type is hepatocellular carcinoma and it is usually the type referred to when someone talks about "liver cancer".

Question 6

is liver cancer painful?

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Not usually: Liver cancer is usually not painful. The condition that leads to liver cancer (chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis) can cause vague pain in the right upper quadrant of the belly.  Most liver cancer is picked up in asymptomatic patients by lab tests or by scans. Occasionally a patient will have painless yellowing of the skin due to liver cancer.

Question 7

symptoms of liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Varies : Most of the time there will be no symptoms until cancer becomes big enough to cause problems. U may turn yellow along w really dark urine, fatigue, swollen abdomen, legs etc....

Question 8

is liver cancer hereditary?

Accepted Answer

It can be: Many factors can increase one's risk for primary liver cancer including: chronic infection with hepatitis b or c virus, type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, heavy alcohol use, obesity, exposure to certain toxins, and inherited liver diseases that can lead to cirrhosis such as hemochromatosis, wilson's disease, tyrosinemia, Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, glycogen, and porphyria.

Question 9

how common is liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on geography: And cancer type.  Primary liver cancer is not common in the usa, but it is the most frequent cancer in areas with high prevalence of hepatitis b infection.  If metastatic liver cancers are included, then liver cancer is common even in the usa.

Question 10

is liver cancer on the rise?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Liver cancer incidence (or HCC) is on the rise in the US due to the epidemic of hepatitis C, the migration of immigrants with hepatitis B to the US, and the epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.  All are risk factors for HCC.

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