Cancer Answers 123

Liver cancer- Primary liver cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the liver. Secondary liver cancer is cancer that spreads to the liver from another part of the body.

New cases and deaths from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in the United States in 2008 are estimated to be approximately 21,370 with deaths totaling 18,410.

For more information regarding liver cancer please visit the National Cancer Institute’s web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/liver.