The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is an extremely important organ with many functions. The exact cause of liver cancer remains unknown; however, some factors may slightly increase a person's risk of developing primary liver cancer.
This is the scarring throughout the liver which can happen through a variety of different causes e.g. drinking lots of alcohol over a long period.
Hepatitis b or hepatitis c can lead to liver cancer and can cause cirrhosis.
Primary liver cancer is not caused is not caused by an inherited faulty gene, therefore it cannot be passed on from one relative to another. People who take anabolic steroids over a long period of time have a slightly increased rick of developing primary liver cancer.
The type of treatment is dependent on the type of liver cancer you have, the size of the cancer and also the state of the individual's general health. Main treatments are surgery and chemotherapy.