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Liver Cancer
A tumour occurs in the liver as a result of the uncontrolled reproduction of
damaged cells. The tumour robs normal, healthy cells of oxygen and nutrients.
Metastatic tumours (tumours that spread from one location in the body to another)
occur when large tumors shed tumor cells which can grow and function apart from
the primary tumor. Metastatic tumor cells move throughout the body via the circulatory
or the lymphatic system. Because the liver is near or connected to several significant
organs, metastatic liver cancer affects over 75% of all terminal cancer patients.
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