Problem
Liver cancer
Other Names:
Malignant neoplasm of the liverHepatoblastoma
Cancer of the intrahepatic bile ducts
Cancer of the intrahepatic gall duct
Nature:
Cancers rarely begin in the liver, but liver cancer is a common form of cancer that is nearly always fatal.
Incidence:
Before 1980, in the US, geographic variation in human liver cancer was hypothesized to be due to aflatoxin exposure. Between 1980 and 1990, the same variation was explained by the hypothesis that hepatitis B infection imparted a higher risk of liver cancer. In the 1990s, a newer understanding about these exposures supports the hypothesis that the interaction of aflatoxin and hepatitis B infection imparts the highest attributable risk for liver cancer.
This form of cancer is sigificant in Japan.
Broader Problems:
Liver diseasesCancers linked with virusesMalignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum Narrower Problems:
Hepatocellular carcinoma Related Problems:
Pattern of congealed Blood in the Liver in the bodyPattern of Liver invading Spleen and Stomach in the bodyPatterns of Excess Fire in Liver and Gall Bladder in the bodyPattern of Deficient Spleen Qi and Deficient Kidney Yang in the body Values:
MalignancyNeoplasm References:
Bottino, Joseph C, et al: Liver CancerMelnick, J L and Maupas, P: Hepatitis B Virus and Primary Liver Cancer Subject(s):
Industry → Pipework, cablesMedicine → Cancer
Medicine → Digestive system
Medicine → Liver, pancreas
Medicine → Pathology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.05.2019 – 16:26 CEST