• Liver Cancer Connect

• Newly Diagnosed
• What is Liver Cancer?
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  Risk Factors
  • Chronic Viral Hepatitis
  • Family History of Liver Cancer
  • Cirrhosis
  • Heavy Alcohol Use
  • Aflatoxins and Environmental Toxins
  • Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease
  • Ethnicity
  • Smoking
  • Inherited Metabolic Diseases
• Prevention
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  Screening
  • Who Should Be Screened?
  • General Screening Recommendations
  • How Often is Screening Done?
  • What Happens If a Result Is Abnormal?
• Symptoms
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  Diagnosing Liver Cancer
  • Physical Exam
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Additional Blood Tests
  • Imaging Studies
  • Liver Biopsy
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  Staging of Liver Cancer
  • Stages of Liver Cancer
  • Staging Groups for Surgery
  • Survival Rates
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  Talking to Your Health Care Team
  • Questions to Ask
• Liver Cancer Centers
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  Learn the Link Campaign
  • Resources for Mandarin-Speaking Communities
  • Resources for Cantonese-Speaking Communities
  • Resources for Nigerian Communities
  • Resources for West African Communities
  • Resources for Korean Communities
  • Resources for Vietnamese Communities
  • Resources for Micronesian Communities
  • Resources for Filipino Communities
  • Resources for Haitian Communities
  • Resources for Hmong Communities
  • Resources for Somali Communities
  • Resources for Ethiopian Communities
  • Liver Cancer-Related #justB Videos
  • "Get Tested for Hepatitis B" Multilingual Posters and Videos
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  Treating Liver Cancer
  • Treatment Options
  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Targeted Oral Therapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Ablation
  • Embolization
  • Liver Transplants
  • Deciding on the Right Treatment
  • Clinical Trials
• Liver Cancer Drug Watch
• Follow Up Care
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  Resources
  • Imerman Angels: One-on-One Cancer Support
  • Information for Newly Diagnosed
  • Liver Cancer Information and Support
  • Hepatitis B Information and Support
  • Hepatitis C Information and Support
  • Guidelines for Health Care Professionals
  • Liver Cancer Webinar Series
  • International Liver Cancer Movement
  • Video & Podcast Library
  • Blogs
• Glossary of Terms
• News and Updates

Smoking

Smoking by itself may not cause liver cancer, but it dramatically increases the risk, especially in people who have other risk factors, such as chronic hepatitis B or C infections. It is possible that cancer-causing chemicals in cigarettes cause further damage to liver cells that are already at risk for cancer because of chronic hepatitis B or C infections.