Five key facts about cancer
With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world's biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization.
Feb 1, 2024
0
0
With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world's biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization.
Feb 1, 2024
0
0
Drinking alcohol—even in moderation—can take a serious toll on the body. According to the National Cancer Institute, there is a strong scientific consensus that drinking alcohol increases the risk for several types of ...
Jan 30, 2024
0
1
A team of researchers has found a causal link between the presence of oncofetal ecosystems (re-emergence of fetal program/features driven by the tumor) in the primary liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cancer ...
Jan 30, 2024
0
0
Ozempic and other GLP1 agonists are associated with a reduced risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic liver disease, according to a nationwide study from Karolinska Institutet ...
Jan 23, 2024
0
89
Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplantation who led Europe's first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died aged 93.
Jan 8, 2024
0
0
Liver cancer screening among patients with cirrhosis almost doubled when they were mailed a signed order from their specialist, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Dec 22, 2023
0
0
A new treatment strategy for locally advanced liver cancer, known as "reduce and remove," was announced by the Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical Oncology, Center of Cancer Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, ...
Dec 14, 2023
0
35
Liver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in the U.S. this year, and about 29,000 will die from the disease, according ...
Dec 13, 2023
0
0
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive hepatic lipid accumulation, poses a high prevalence and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. To enhance preventive and therapeutic efforts, an in-depth ...
Dec 11, 2023
0
0
The global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20%–30% of the world's population. Almost a third of people with fatty liver disease go on to develop an advanced form of ...
Dec 7, 2023
0
0