Latest research findings by scientists at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) could enable early screening of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a major form of liver...

(MedPage Today) -- An oncofetal gene normally silenced in the adult liver contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma through several cellular pathways, investigators reported.

The predominant cause of death in cancer patients is metastasis, the formation of secondary tumors in other organs like the brain, liver, and lungs. Cancer cells detach from the original primary tumor and reach a single cell or group of cells in...

Scandinavian workers exposed to the chemical solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE, showed higher risk for developing cancers of the liver, kidneys and cervix in a large new study.

A cat hoarder with terminal liver cancer who was admitted to hospice care this week likely caused his condition, or at least made it much worse, with exposure to feline fecal matter, physicians told a CBS News affiliate in Michigan on Wednesday. The...

The kidney and liver cancer drug sorafenib holds metastatic thyroid cancer at bay for nearly twice as long as a placebo, according to results of a randomized phase III trial, which was presented by a researcher from the Abramson Cancer Center and...

SUNDAY, June 2 -- A drug already used for advanced kidney and liver cancers may help slow the progression of thyroid cancers that do not respond to standard treatment, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers found that the drug, called sorafenib...

Trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure has possible links to increased liver cancer risk, and the relationship between TCE exposure and risks of cancers of low incidence and those with confounding by lifestyle and other factors need further study,...

Tom Hardy and his fiancee Charlotte Riley sandwich in cancer patient Kayleigh Duff during a surprise lunch date on Monday (May 27) in London, England. The 35-year-old actor spent the day with Kayleigh, who has a form of terminal liver cancer, after...

Lewis Yocum, the longtime team orthopedist for the Los Angeles Angels and one of the top sports surgeons in the world, died over the weekend after quietly battling liver cancer, the club announced Tuesday. Yocum was 65. A native of Chicago, Lewis...

Today baseball is mourning the loss of Dr. Lewis Yocum, the well-known sports surgeon who had served as the Angels' team physician.  Yocum, 66, fell victim to liver cancer.  Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times has a statement from the team:   "The...

FRIDAY, May 17 -- Liver transplants to treat a common type of liver cancer are a viable option for people infected with HIV, according to new research. The Italian study, published May 10 in the journal The Oncologist, found that the AIDS-causing...

Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) - a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer. 1 New prevention strategies are urgently required...

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISIS) recently announced the initiation of a phase Ib/IIa study on an oncology candidate, ISIS-STAT3 (also known as AZD9150), for advanced metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer. The study...

(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee voiced near unanimous disapproval for a novel advanced renal cell carcinoma drug and a drug-device combo to treat unresectable ocular melanoma that is metastatic to the liver.

Studies by Cleveland BioLabs and Roswell Park Cancer Institute identify the liver as a key mediator of the tissue-protective and anticancer activities of Entolimod, a TLR5 agonist; agent prevented some liver metastases in preclinical analysis.

Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The research announced at the International Liver Congress(TM)...

The first government toxicology study of the supplement found that it caused cancer in lab animals, including an excessive number of liver and thyroid cancers.

New data from two clinical trials presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic urine tests. HCC is...

The nonthermal ablation technique is a safe and feasible alternative to standard ablation for otherwise difficult-to-treat malignant liver lesions. Medscape Medical News