In Russia, liver cancer is most common in three regions. These are Chukotka, Yakutia and Buryatia, head of the drug therapy department of the National Medical Research Oncology Center named after him. Blokhina, President of the Interdisciplinary Association of Liver Tumor Specialists Valery Breder.
“It turns out that people living in these regions are evolutionarily very susceptible to viral hepatitis. Hepatitis B is especially spread there, they are actually more likely to get cancer. For example, in Mongolia, which borders Buryatia, liver cancer generally ranks first in terms of incidence in oncology.” Breder explained.
According to the doctor, residents of these three regions need to pay particular attention to liver health because it is quite difficult to detect tumors in this organ.
“Unfortunately, cancer is often found in the final stage due to no damage to the liver. Or after his death. There was a study our colleagues did in Yekaterinburg 5 years ago. According to their data, more than a third of liver cancer cases were detected posthumously. This is too much,” the oncologist concluded.
Learn more about how you can suspect that you have liver cancer, in which regions of Russia liver cancer is especially common, and why the liver determines a person’s life expectancy – in report Breeder “socialbites.ca”.
Previously oncologist Pylev named Four signs indicating gastrointestinal cancer.