Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Liver Cancer


Liver is formed of several cell types. This is what causes the presence of several types "Malignant tumors and benign" tumor.

 Liver function :
  • Role in the process of metabolism and absorption of nutrient.
  • Produces bile to breakdown fats Stores nutrients, like fats, carbohydrates, and protein.
  • Produce substances that play a role in blood clotting during injured . 
  • Detoxification and cleansing the body from harmful substances.
Cancer caused by uncontrolled cell proliferation. Cancer will emerge when normal cells DNA run into damage causing genetic mutations. Liver cancer is a malignant tumor, either the network itself (primary liver cancer) or secondary liver cancer can spread to other body parts. Main function of  Liver is As filters toxins and other wastes in the blood. However, when cancer attacks the liver, the liver does not have such capabilities.

Causes of liver cancer are :
  • Consuming too much alcohol.
  • Cirrhosis.
  • Free radicals.
  • Carcinogens: substances who can cause cancer growth. In addition there are carcinogens that are pro-carcinogens alter the chemical so it is a trigger cancer.
  • Virus
  • Food preservatives such as formaldehyde as a preservative meatballs or tofu, the use of textile dyes (not for food) as yellow methanyl on crackers, tofu etc. and Rhodamin, red in the syrup according to the study may also stimulate the onset of liver cancer. Food contamination by aflatoxin.
  • Sleeping too late.
  • Initiation : Carcinogen cause genetic changes or damage the DNA of normal cells.
  • Promotion : Initiated cells become agents that increase its growth into a larger mass of cells function. As a result of being attacked or disrupted tissue.

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