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Liver is an important organ that performs a number of different functions like maintaining fluid balance in the body, handling toxic substances etc. It also produces bile that is instrumental in breaking down fat. Occurrence of cancer in the liver is termed as liver cancer.

Types of Liver cancer

On a broad basis, we can classify liver cancer as primary liver cancer and secondary cancer. When cancer originates in the liver itself, it is called as primary liver cancer. Liver cancer is known as secondary liver cancer when it originates in some other part of the body and then spreads to liver (e.g. due to proximity of liver to the place where cancer originated in the body). Hepatoma and bile duct cancer are the two main types of liver cancer.

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Cancer is one of those words that everyone dreads. There are various types of cancer and any type of cancer is really bad news. All types of cancer are life threatening (this is what makes them so dreadful). Even with all that medical advancement we still don’t have a complete cure for all types of cancer. However, there is continuous research going-on for finding better treatments for cancer and to increase our knowledge on cancer in general. Though there are treatments currently available for some types of cancer, these treatments work only if the cancer is discovered in early stages.

There are nearly as many cancer types as there are parts in the human body. Cancer is not just a single disease, but rather a class of diseases in which the common denominator is abnormal cell growth.
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A disease that has an influx of uncontrollable cellular growth in the tissues of the breast is called breast cancer. This disease is more commonly found among the elderly but there are cases reported among women as young as 20 years of age. Men also are not exempted from breast carcinoma.

Symptoms of breast carcinoma vary per level. Signs like change in size and shape of the breast and a lump are common signs of cancer of the breast. Breast examination and mammography are procedures that are commonly used to detect cancer of the breast.

If you are interested in knowing what BSE is and how would you perform it effectively, stay attuned! This article is intended to help you separate fact from fiction and take better care of your own body and your health.
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