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 * __Liver Cancer__**
 * Men are more likely to get it than women
 * Most common risk factor is infection with hepatitis B(HBV) and hepatitis C(HCV)
 * Studies found that there is a link between smoking and liver cancer, but the extent of this is not known
 * Smoking and alcohol abuse increases risks of liver cancer
 * Cirrhosis, Diabetes, Obesity, Aflatioxinsm, Vinyl Chloride and Thorium Dioxide (Thorotrast), Anabolic Steroids, and Arsenic all increase risks of liver cancer
 * There is a vaccine for hepatitis B, but there is not one for hepatitis C
 * Preventing hepatitis C is based on knowing how it spreads
 * Limiting alcohol use and not using tobacco, food and chemical safety, and treating diseases that increase liver cancer risk all can help prevent liver cancer
 * The average men's risk for getting liver cancer is 1 in 100; for women the average risk is 1 in 250
 * 22,620 new cases of primary liver cancer(16,410 in men and 6,210 in women)
 * 18,160 deaths from liver cancer
 * It's more common in developing sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia than in the U.S.
 * Over 500,000 people are diagnosed with this cancer each year throughout the world
 * The average age of diagnosis for liver cancer is 64, more than 90% of people diagnosed with liver cancer are older than 45, 4% are between 35 and 44 and 3% are younger than 35

1. One point that I learned on your page that I did not know before was: The average risk rate for men is 1 in 100 2. The page you created was informative or interesting because: It gave really good facts, dude! 3. How I can use this information in my life now or in the future is... Prevent myself from getting Hepatitis B 4. I would still like to know more about... why hepatitis B?..........................T.V.

1. One point that I learned from this page is that men have a higher risk of getting lung cancer then women 2. The page gave a lot of information and things to know. 3. I can use this in the future by staying away from things that cause this cancer such as smoking and alcohol. 4. I would still like to know more about the treatments and the chance of surviving it. D.P