Liver Cancer: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

The cancer that begins in the cells of the liver is known as liver cancer. Many types of cancer can form in the liver among which hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common. Other types of liver cancer are hepatoblastoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The cancer that develops in other parts of the body and spreads to the liver is known as metastatic cancer and not liver cancer. There are no signs and symptoms of liver cancer in most people in the primary stages. But when they appear, they include loss of appetite, unintentional weight loss, abdominal swelling, white and chalky stools, general weakness and fatigue, nausea and vomiting, upper abdominal pain and jaundice. This book contains some path-breaking studies in the field of liver cancer. It presents this complex subject in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. This book will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.