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Hepatitis C Causes More Cancers Than We Know
July 12, 2019Medical experts have long warned the public about the health dangers of hepatitis C, which increases a patient’s risk of liver cancer. But adding to this life-threatening condition is a recent s...

FAQ: Understanding The Link Between Hepatitis C and Liver Cancer
July 31, 2018Hepatitis C infection is on the rise and more than three million people suffer from this virus in the U.S. alone. In many cases, these individuals do not realize their condition until signs of liver d...

Co-relation of Early Detection and Successful Patient Outcomes
July 15, 2023A total of about 1.9 million cancer diagnoses and 609,820 cancer deaths are expected in the United States in 2023, and it remains the second leading cause of death in the country until the present. De...

Rise in Liver Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Explained
April 15, 2023The global burden of liver cancer is substantial. In 2020, there were 905,700 people diagnosed with liver cancer, and 830,200 died from this disease globally. These numbers are expected to rise by mor...

Is Cancer Vaccine Effective in Controlling Breast Cancer?
November 10, 2022Since the development of the first vaccine more than two centuries ago, vaccines have successfully helped save hundreds of millions of lives against some of the deadliest viral and bacterial diseases ...

Common Herbal Medicines Used to Fight Against Liver Cancer
May 10, 2022Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and the 9th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Since 1980, its incidence rates have increased more than t...

Hemophilia Among the Elderly and Its Link to Cancer
February 28, 2022With improvements in medical facilities and equipment, patients with hemophilia have had longer life expectancy throughout the years. However, a new problem surfaces as these patients reach old age. C...

What Is Cancer Exactly? Tumor Biology & Cancer Causes
October 20, 2021Cancer is a disorder where a group of cells ignores normal cell division principles and grows uncontrollably. Because cancerous cells are self-sufficient, they do not respond to the signals that initi...

Treatment Vaccines in The Fight Against Cancer
September 28, 2021What are Cancer Vaccines? Vaccines aid the body’s defenses against illness. They can make the immune system more effective in finding and eliminating pathogens and cancerous cells. Vaccinations ...

The Biliary Tract: Gallbladder And The Sphincter Of Oddi
July 7, 2021Have you seen the new hit movie The Sphincter of Oddi? Probably not, as it is the name of a part of your BILIARY TRACT and not a movie. But it would make a good movie title! Indiana Jones And the Sphi...