A survival rate of liver cancer refers to the percentage of people that have been reported yet in life after being diagnosed with cancer about 5 years ago.
A survival rate of liver cancer is not a definitive indicator of what will happen to a patient, but they can predict the probability of a patient to survive – at best – if some of a treatment plan has been used based on what happened to the other patients in similar circumstances.
There are two types of cancer of the liver – liver cancer primary that starts in the liver tissue and cancer metastasis, which is a secondary type of cancer that originates in the body and then spreads to the liver. Cancer cells can easily travel to the liver for his role in filtering blood. More commonly, it is spread in the colon, breast, pancreas, stomach or lungs.
Liver cancer survival rates are relatively low, because the disease can go unnoticed for some time before the surface of the cancer indications. The average age of diagnosis is 60 years and more than half of the patients are men.
The general rate in the world of survival of cancer patients indicate that only 7% of cases reach the stage of 5 years after diagnosis, and if compared to other types of cancer, it is quite low. In cases where the cancer has been surgically removed, 75% survive for 1 year, 50% for 3 years and 30% for 5 years.
Survival rates are high in the case of primary cancer patient who underwent a liver transplant. The rate could go up to 75% in 5 years. The liver transplant in cases where the cancer has already metastasized is quite hopeless. The survival rate could be as low as zero since it is only a matter of time before the cancer spreads to the body again.
The only way to improve the survival rates is to understand the risk factors which could worsen the progression of the disease if the symptoms are not detected early. Obviously, this would mean that high risk candidates should have regular blood tests and ultrasounds to check the level of enzymes in the liver. This is important because we need to constantly monitor the situation of your liver – if it still works at the normal/optimal level or not.
Your liver is very important in your body. In Chinese and Asian medicine, liver is regarded as the main body – still more vital than your heart and your brain.
