Patients who survive colorectal cancer face a sustained and increased risk of death from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis ...

As scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue, the liver can no longer function properly. Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, causing swelling and discomfort. It’s a common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol is not the only cause of liver cancer; HBV, HCV and fatty liver disease are also risk factors. Awareness ...

The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile to digest food; without a functioning liver, a person will die. Its sensitive nature, however, makes it ...

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic and progressive disease in which healthy liver cells are slowly replaced by scar tissue, severely impairing vital liver functions such as detoxification, hormone ...

My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? — A.T.G. Dear A.T.G.: "Cryptogenic" is from ...

Cirrhosis is the result of long-term liver injury where healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis). Common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol use disorder (AUD), nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don’t know what causes it. Where could this have come ...

At least 60% of liver cancers could be preventable, according to an analysis published Monday in The Lancet. Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with around 870,000 cases in ...