Liver Cancer

​👋Almost 3000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in Australia in 2021. Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed than women. The five-year survival rate for liver cancer is 19%.

🔵Sometimes there are no symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer. As the cancer grows, symptoms may include:
🔹weakness and tiredness
🔹pain in the abdomen or right shoulder
🔹appetite loss and feeling sick
🔹weight loss
🔹yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
🔹pale bowel motions

🟢Chronic infection with hepatitis B or C viruses is the biggest known risk factor for primary liver cancer. Other risk factors include fatty liver disease, being overweight, type 2 diabetes, heavy alcohol use and smoking.

⚫️🟡🔴Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more than twice as likely than other Australians to acquire hepatitis C. Contrary to national trends, the rate of hep C in Aboriginal populations not decreasing. This is partly due to higher rates of iv drug use and incarceration, but also the many sociocultural barriers to accessing appropriate treatment and care. Aboriginal people are 2.4 times more likely to be diagnosed and die from liver cancer.

@hepatitis_nsw are encouraging everyone living with hep C to take advantage of new medications. These treatments have more than 95% cure rate and hardly any side-effects. It’s #HepatitisAwarenessWeek and there’s never been a better time to start treatment! Find out more about #hepB and #hepC and how it might affect you, your family, friends or clients – go to www.hep.org.au or call the NSW Hepatitis Infoline on 1800 803 990 #HAW2021

Info sourced from @cancercouncil @aihw.gov.au @betterhealthgov

#worldhepatitisday #cancerwontwait #knowyourbody #cancerawareness #cancerfacts #livercancer #hepccantwait #gettestedgetcured #generalpractice #australiandoctor #cyclingdoctor #letscurecancer #curingcancer #changinglives #befitbehealthybehappy

@tourdecureaus @yerin_eleanorduncan_ahs @yourfamilydoctors👋Almost 3000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in Australia in 2021. Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed than women. The five-year survival rate for liver cancer is 19%.

🔵Sometimes there are no symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer. As the cancer grows, symptoms may include:
🔹weakness and tiredness
🔹pain in the abdomen or right shoulder
🔹appetite loss and feeling sick
🔹weight loss
🔹yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
🔹pale bowel motions

🟢Chronic infection with hepatitis B or C viruses is the biggest known risk factor for primary liver cancer. Other risk factors include fatty liver disease, being overweight, type 2 diabetes, heavy alcohol use and smoking.

⚫️🟡🔴Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more than twice as likely than other Australians to acquire hepatitis C. Contrary to national trends, the rate of hep C in Aboriginal populations not decreasing. This is partly due to higher rates of iv drug use and incarceration, but also the many sociocultural barriers to accessing appropriate treatment and care. Aboriginal people are 2.4 times more likely to be diagnosed and die from liver cancer.

@hepatitis_nsw are encouraging everyone living with hep C to take advantage of new medications. These treatments have more than 95% cure rate and hardly any side-effects. It’s #HepatitisAwarenessWeek and there’s never been a better time to start treatment! Find out more about #hepB and #hepC and how it might affect you, your family, friends or clients – go to www.hep.org.au or call the NSW Hepatitis Infoline on 1800 803 990 #HAW2021

Info sourced from @cancercouncil @aihw.gov.au @betterhealthgov

#worldhepatitisday #cancerwontwait #knowyourbody #cancerawareness #cancerfacts #livercancer #hepccantwait #gettestedgetcured #generalpractice #australiandoctor #cyclingdoctor #letscurecancer #curingcancer #changinglives #befitbehealthybehappy

@tourdecureaus @yerin_eleanorduncan_ahs @yourfamilydoctors