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A 5 page paper discussing the pathophysiology; diagnosis; nursing assessments and diagnoses; medical/surgical treatments; and nursing interventions in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma. Relatively rare in the United States, liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer in developing nations but is increasing in incidence in the US. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSnursLivCan.rtf
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that which originates in the liver, is relatively rare when compared to secondary liver cancer, which is cancer in the liver that has spread from another site in the body.
The condition known as "liver cancer" is of the primary variety that originates in the liver (What You Need To Know About(tm) Liver Cancer). The Liver
Located behind the ribs on the right side of the abdomen, the liver is the bodys largest organ. This two-lobed organ filters and cleans the
blood of toxins, most of which are stored in the liver. The liver is the site of production of specific digestive enzymes and bile that also aids in food
digestion. Its blood supply is delivered for the most part by the hepatic portal vein; the remainder arrives through the hepatic artery (What You Need To Know About(tm) Liver
Cancer). Overview As stated, hepatocellular carcinoma still is relatively uncommon in the United States, though incidence of it is rising with increasing Hepatitis
C infection incidence. This is the "most common cancer in some other parts of the world, with more than one million new cases diagnosed each year" (Adult Primary Liver
Cancer, 2003). Of course the disease is serious, but it is potentially curable with the surgical intervention not accessible to many of the worlds sufferers of hepatocellular carcinoma.
There are four stages of progress of the disease, ranging from the presence of a single 2 cm tumor confined to the liver alone
to full invasion of the liver by cancer cells. "Prognosis depends on the degree of local tumor replacement and the extent of liver function impairment" (Adult Primary Liver Cancer,
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