October is Liver Cancer awareness Month

October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month

Liver cancer can be diagnosed by ultrasound, CT and MRI. 

Patients with cirrhosis are at a higher risk of liver cancer. Having hepatitis B can also put one at a higher risk of liver cancer.  Recently NAFLD has been renamed as metabolic associated liver disease (MALD). 

Author
Jeffrey Crespin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU MD, MBA, AGAF, FACP

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