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digestive system, liver biopsy, hepatocellular cancer, ct scan, primary liver cell carcinoma, tumor, liver, liver cancer, cancer, liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, malignant tumor, the liver, hepatocellular carcinoma accounts, 80% to 90% of all liver cancers, occurs more often in men than women, occurs mostly in people 50 to 60 years old, disease is more common in parts of africa, asia than in north, south america, europe, liver cancer, cirrhosis, scarring, the liver, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, primarily hepatitis b, c, alcohol abuse, hemochromatosis, certain autoimmune diseases, the liver, a whole host of other diseases, chronic inflammation, the liver scarring, most common cause, cirrhosis, alcohol abuse, abdominal pain, tenderness, in the right-upper quadrant, enlarged abdomen, easy bruising, bleeding, jaundice, a yellow discoloration, the skin, eyes, physical examination shows an enlarged, tender liver, a liver biopsy shows hepatocellular carcinoma, serum alpha fetoprotein elevated, a mass shown on abdominal ct scan, a liver scan, indicate an abnormality, liver enzymes, liver function tests, elevated, aggressive surgery, liver transplantation successful in treating small, slow-growing tumors, diagnosed early, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, effective but, shrink large tumors so that surgery has a greater chance of success, stress of illness, eased by joining a support group, members who share common experiences, liver disease, support group, cancer, support group, usual outcome is poor, 10% to 20% of hepatocellular carcinomas, removed completely using surgery, cancer cannot be completely removed, disease, fatal, 3 to 6 months, this is highly variable, survival much longer than this occasionally occurs, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver failure, spread, metastasis, the carcinoma, persistent abdominal pain develops, there has been a history of any liver disease, preventing, treating viral hepatitis, help reduce risk, excessive alcohol consumption, certain patients, benefit from hemochromatosis screening.