Based on data from The Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) and the Hepatology Society of the Philippines, as of 2020, liver cancer was the fourth most common cancer type in the Philippines after breast cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. As explained by the World Cancer Research Fund, this means that men are more likely to have liver cancer than women. “Cancer that begins in another area of the body — such as the colon, lung or breast — and then spreads to the liver is called metastatic cancer rather than liver cancer,” Mayo Clinic explained. The American Cancer Society, however, advised that experiencing one or more of the symptoms does not mean that a person has liver cancer. Fatty liver, DOH said, may also cause liver inflammation and, if not detected and treated early, may lead to liver cirrhosis.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 18, 2022 15:44 UTC