Two Risk Factors Send Liver Cancer Risk SOARING
Liver cancer is tenacious.
The most common type of liver cancer, called hepatocellular carcinoma, has a high recurrence rate of 80 percent within five years of treatment.
Those aren’t good odds.
But you CAN do something to beat them.
In a recent study, researchers identified two risk factors that dramatically increase the risk of liver cancer relapse…
For a new study, researchers recruited 1,644 patients who had undergone surgery to remove liver cancer.
They found that the risk of relapse in those volunteers with comorbid obesity was…
- 5 times higher after two years, and
- 8 times higher after 5 years.
Additionally, the risk of relapse in those with comorbid diabetes was…
- 3 times higher after two years, and
- 2 times higher after 5 years.
Comorbid means that the obesity or diabetes was accompanied by another major health issue, such as high blood pressure or heart disease.
This gives us two critical pieces of information.
First, it identifies those at the greatest risk of liver cancer recurrence. This is significant since the earlier you can catch the cancer, the better your potential outcome.
Second, it gives you an actionable plan to reduce your risk of recurrence by getting your weight and blood sugar under control.
And let’s be honest, ultimately, this is good advice for everyone, regardless of whether you’re dealing with liver cancer or not.
P.S. Fat FIX heals your liver.
SOURCE:
Hiroji Shinkawa, Masaki Kaibori, Masaki Ueno, et al., “Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity Comorbidities on Survival Outcomes after Hepatocellular Carcinoma Resection: A Multicenter Retrospective Study,” Liver Cancer 1–12.
