Liver Cancer a Big Threat to U.S., Other Developed Nations
FRIDAY, June 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Liver cancer cases in several developed countries have doubled in the past 25 years, due to the continuing obesity epidemic and a spike in hepatitis infections, new research suggests.
Even worse, the sharp rise in liver cancer cases is starting to swamp the limited number of liver specialists in those nations, the researchers added.
In the four countries -- the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada -- liver cancer is the only major cancer for which death rates are rising.
The findings were to be presented Friday at the Global Hepatitis Summit, in Toronto. Research presented at meetings is considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Global Hepatitis Summit
Toronto June 14th – 17th, 2018
Toronto June 14th – 17th, 2018
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