Koaⁿ-gâm

Liver cancer
Other names	Hepatic cancer, primary hepatic malignancy, primary liver cancer
CT scan of a liver with cholangiocarcinoma
Specialty	Gastroenterology Hepatology Oncology
Symptoms	Lump or pain in the right side below the rib cage, swelling of the abdomen, yellowish skin, easy bruising, weight loss, weakness
Usual onset	55 to 65 years old
Causes	hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcoholism, aflatoxin, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver flukes
Diagnostic method	Blood tests, medical imaging, tissue biopsy
Prevention	Immunization against hepatitis B, treating those infected with hepatitis B or C, decreasing exposure to aflatoxin, decreasing high levels of alcohol consumption
Treatment	Surgery, targeted therapy, radiation therapy
Prognosis	Five-year survival rates ~18% (US); 40% (Japan)
Frequency	618,700 (point in time in 2015)
Deaths	782,000 (2018)

Koaⁿ-gâm kái-phò͘

Koaⁿ-gâm (肝癌) sī hoat-seng tī koaⁿ-chōng ia̍h-sī ùi koaⁿ-chōng khai-sí ê ok-sèng chéng-liû.