Dear Doctor: My doctor recommends that I be tested for hepatitis C, and I’ve also seen commercials urging people to get tested for the virus – but I have no risk factors. Is it really necessary to get tested for it? Dear Reader: The majority of people who become acutely infected with hepatitis C will not have any symptoms.
Category: Liver Cancer
Detailed Mri Scans ‘May Aid Recovery of Liver Cancer Patients’
… developed the technology called LiverMultiScan. It is said the system can safely and accurately identify poor liver health caused by excessive fat, inflammation, scar tissue or high iron content. Previous research into surgical complications has …
Michael Buble says doctors “optimistic” about son’s cancer treatment
There’s renewed hope about the health of Michael Buble’s son, who has been in treatment for liver cancer since late last year. The Burnaby crooner and his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, have issued a statement via Facebook on the latest surrounding Noah, and it’s positive news.
Lancashire mother documents her son’s cancer battle
Mother documents her three-year-old son’s heartbreaking decline after 19 rounds of chemo for liver cancer leave him so weak he can’t walk, talk or even bear any attention A mother has shared a heartbreaking photo diary, showing the devastating decline of her three-year-old son after months of gruelling chemotherapy. Charlie Proctor has gone from a bouncing toddler to being so frail that his mother Amber Schofield, 22, from Accrington, Lancashire, can fit her fingers around his legs.
BRIEF-Neurovive preclinical data shows substances have inhibitory effect on liver cancer
The compounds were not toxic to normal cells and well tolerated in vivo Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: * Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd says have declared an interim dividend of Rs.
Dingko Singh, Bangkok Asian games gold medallist boxer, battles cancer
Dingko Singh, a former Asian Games gold medallist boxer, is on the road to recovery after a life-saving operation. It’s almost a decade since 1998 Bangkok Asiad winner hanged up his gloves but he was not aware that he still has the biggest battle to fight, a battle with liver cancer.
A new index for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
The Fatty Liver Index consists of the parameters age, waist circumference, and triglyceride levels measured in the blood in a fasting state, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase . Credit: DZD/IDM Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has become a global epidemic.
Study provides insights into CPEB4 gene and fatty liver disease
This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation , which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately liver cancer. This study on the basic biology of the liver paves the way to examine therapeutic strategies to fight and prevent fatty liver disease .
Hepatitis C Therapeutic and Drug Pipeline Review H2
PUNE, INDIA, January 4, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — GET SAMPLE REPORT @ Summary Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral infection characterized by chronic inflammation of the liver. Although patients may be asymptomatic for a number of years or decades, chronic HCV infection can lead to liver fibrosis and ultimately liver cirrhosis, in which permanent fibrotic scar tissue replaces healthy liver cells.
Researchers Investigate New Treatments for Leading Cancers
Scientists are investigating new ways of treating people with liver cancer. The methods range from developing an artificial liver, to seeing if genetically-modified pigs could produce organs compatible with humans.
Report: Charleston VA employees ‘improperly’ handled appointment records
A new federal report has determined that patient appointment requests at Charleston’s Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center were sometimes marked “discontinued” or “completed” when it was not clear that veterans had been seen yet by outside health care providers. In one case, an elderly patient with advanced liver cancer was referred by the VA to an outside radiation oncologist in mid-2012.
Hepatitis C is commonly spread by sharing needles and can hide for years without producing symptoms
HEPATITIS C remains a ‘major public health problem’ in the North West with more than 1,400 people infected in Bolton. According to Public Health England’s latest figures, it is estimated that 2,063 people in Bolton have been infected with Hep C. A proportion clear the infection themselves but the latest figures, collated in 2014, show 1,423 still had the infection and 388 received treatment.