Hepatocelluler Carcinoma

Hepatocelluler Carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver, and HCC now is the third leading cause of cancer death in the world.

This type of cancer occurs more often in man than wonen, and it usually get in people with age 50-60 years old, this type of cancer more common  seen in africa and asia than in north or south america and europe.
Over the past 20 years, the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma has more than doubled, from 2.6 to 5.2 per 100,000 population. Among African Americans, the increase has been even greater (ie, from 4.7 to 7.5 per 100,000 population overall and to 13.1 per 100,000 population among males). The mortality rate has similarly increased from 2.8 to 4.7 per 100,000 population over the past 5 years alone. Read the rest of this entry »