How Common is Liver Cancer?
March 22, 2005 (Press Release) --
How Common is Liver Cancer?
Liver cancer is fairly uncommon in the U.S.A. with20,000 new cases and 15,000 deaths each year in the United States. It represents about 2% of all new cancers. About 3000 of the cases are in the liver itself, the remainder are in the Gall Bladder and bile drainage ducts. However, in Asia and Africa liver cancers are one of the most common cancers. Males are effected slightly more commonly than females, and the average patient is 50 years old. By contrast, benign liver tumors are more common in females and tend to occur at a younger age. Overall the death rate from liver cancer has dropped in the U.S.A. over the past 50 years. This is both from a decline in the number of cases, and better treatment for the disease.
Liver cancer is fairly uncommon in the U.S.A. with20,000 new cases and 15,000 deaths each year in the United States. It represents about 2% of all new cancers. About 3000 of the cases are in the liver itself, the remainder are in the Gall Bladder and bile drainage ducts. However, in Asia and Africa liver cancers are one of the most common cancers. Males are effected slightly more commonly than females, and the average patient is 50 years old. By contrast, benign liver tumors are more common in females and tend to occur at a younger age. Overall the death rate from liver cancer has dropped in the U.S.A. over the past 50 years. This is both from a decline in the number of cases, and better treatment for the disease.
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