Liver Cancer Rates Continue to Increase

Liver cancer rates have been increasing since the mid-1970s and statistics show that it affects nearly 7.7 people out of every 100,000. What’s more concerning than the rise in diagnosed cases is the actual survival rate of liver cancer – a staggering 20 percent!

To get a better understanding of this phenomenon, Healthline.com conducted an interview with various researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) that published a groundbreaking study that uncovered new trends in liver cancer incidence, survival, and mortality rates. Dr. Anton Bilchik, professor of surgery and chief gastrointestinal research at John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in California, commented,

“The reason for the increase in primary liver cancer is largely related to the obesity epidemic that we have going on in this country.”

He also went on to mention,

“Whereas hepatitis C used to be the most common cause of liver cancer, the most common cause now is related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.”

To get further details on the study and to read additional comments from Dr. Anton Bilchik, please read the full article at: Heathline.com