Who is at Risk for Liver Cancer?
Liver cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in India second most common cancer. The liver is a vital organ that helps your body to break down food and process toxins. However, liver cancer can develop when the cells that make up your liver start to grow uncontrollably. Many risk factors are associated with liver cancer. Not everyone with one or more of these risk factors will develop the disease, and some people with no known risk factors will develop the disease. Risk factors include Hepatitis B virus (HBV): Hepatitis B virus infection can be transmitted through blood, semen, or other body fluids. The infection can be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth, through sexual contact, or by using a shared needle to inject drugs. It causes inflammation (swelling) of the liver and can lead to cancer. Regular HBV vaccination in infancy reduces the incidence of HBV infection. Hepatitis C virus (HCV): Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be transm