7 ways to manage non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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UK’s first liver transplant for bowel cancer deemed a success
Phil Tragen/The Christie/PA Media Bianca Perea said she is “so grateful” to the family who agreed to donate their loved one’s liver The first patient in the UK with advanced bowel cancer to receive a liver transplant after the disease spread to it has said she had been given “a second chance at life”. Bianca … Read more
Dual lobe liver transplant saves 35-year-old suffering from end-stage liver disease
Doctors in Hyderabad successfully saved a 35-year-old man from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, grappling with end-stage liver disease, with a dual lobe liver transplant. This marks the first instance of such a complex procedure being executed in the Telugu States, said doctors. The surgery involved three individuals simultaneously undergoing the surgery, an unprecedented scenario that required … Read more
Cambridgeshire mum saves her toddler's life through liver transplant
The mum says she would have done anything possible to save her little boy’s life. Source link
Man given months to live becomes liver transplant pioneer
Prof Joerg-Matthias Pollok, clinical lead of the HPB and liver transplant service at the Royal Free Hospital, said: “We are all exposing our livers to damage like alcohol consumption [and] unhealthy fatty foods, and in some of us that fat is deposited in every single liver cell as little droplets and that makes organs less … Read more
Cirrhosis of the liver: Megan McGillin diagnosed at the age of 10
Medical student Megan McGillin was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver 11 years ago. Source link
Young people wait four times longer for liver transplants
The way organs are prioritised means those aged 26-40 wait four times longer for surgery than the over-60s. Source link
Liver disease: ‘Poo transplant’ treatment trial launched
Participants will consume capsules of dried faeces to see if they can improve gut health. Source link
New AI blood test technology to detect liver cancer – ET HealthWorld
Washington: A new artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by researchers of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80 per cent of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people. The findings were reported in Cancer Discovery and at … Read more
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Linked With Liver Cancer
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A chemical called perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer, a new study indicates. PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they … Read more