Worldwide, around 7,00,000 people have diagnosed annually with liver cancer. Although liver cancer is diagnosed before it spreads to other organs, the 5-year survival rate is just 30.5 percent. Recent evidence suggests new risk factors that are raising the liver cancer cases worldwide. Liver cancer either starts in the liver itself or induced from other tissues.
An approximately 8-18 percent people with cancer have diabetes because of shared risk factors. Usual risk factors: Gender Chronic viral hepatitis (Hep-B or Hep-C) Cirrhosis Unusual or rare risk factors: Genetic diseases: Tyrosinemia, Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, Porphyria cutanea tarda, Glycogen storage diseases, and Wilson disease. Chemicals: Vinyl chloride, thorium dioxide, and arsenic increase the risk for liver cancer. Aflatoxins: These are produced by a fungus that contaminates groundnuts, soybeans, corn, and rice.…
