A study revealed that the incidence of liver cancer in Britain has tripled over the past thirty years. Statistics collected by Cancer Research UK show that the number of first cases of liver cancer in 1975 amounted to 865, and in 2006 it rose to 3108 cases.<\/p>\n
The study attributed this rise in some aspects to what it called the change in drinking habits during the last three decades, and obesity as another reason.<\/p>\n
As for the third factor that contributes to the increase in exposure to this malignant disease, it is caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus (C).<\/p>\n
It is known that hepatitis C is transmitted through the blood. In the past, this disease was transmitted to many people by transfusion of contaminated blood. Since the 1980s, British health authorities have imposed strict safety measures on blood donations, but hepatitis C infection is now more common among intravenous drug users. Secondary liver cancer, where a malignant tumor spreads from an affected organ to the liver, is relatively common. But cancers born in the liver were uncommon until recently, the study says. Matt Seymour, professor of bowel cancer medicine at the University of Leeds, UK, says the three factors that lead to cirrhosis of the liver – alcohol use, obesity and hepatitis C infection – are becoming more common in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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