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This section describes the basic functions of the liver.
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This section describes the basic development of cancer in the body and cancer as it
spreads to the liver.
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This section describes the basic symptoms of liver cancer.
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How Liver Cancer Develops
Cancer is an uncontrolled replication of damaged cells. This
condition usually produces a mass called a tumor. Cancer is the
direct result of either a mutation of the cellular DNA or some sort of
damage to the cellular DNA. For the cancerous cell to actually develop
into a tumor, it must be able to grow and to replicate itself. A
cancerous cell that cannot grow or make a copy of itself will die or
lie dormant for an extended period.
What actually causes genetic mutations or DNA damage is not yet
completely understood, but several significant factors that encourage
cancer development have been identified.
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