Liver Cancer Survival Rate
Increase in liver cancer rate outpaces all other cancers.(Gastroenterology)Kerr, Martha BOSTON -- Liver cancer is the fastest growing malignancy in the United States, according to a preliminary report from the newly organized Liver Cancer Network.
The network includes six medical centers and has enrolled about 250 patients, Alex S. Befeler, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Liver cancer is still relatively rare, but "what is striking is that it is the cancer most rapidly increasing in this country," said Dr. Befeler of St. Louis University.
The primary purpose of the Liver Cancer ...
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