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What is the definition or description of: hepatocellular carcinoma?
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A Cancer of Liver: Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is a Cancer arising from the Liver. It often occurs in in people who have a chronically damaged liver due to infection with Hepatitis B or hepatitis C Virus or it can be due to use of excessive alcoho, drinking that leads to Cirrhosis which then makes you more prone to develop Liver Cancer(HCC).
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