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What Is Liver Cancer?

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Liver cancer is also known as hepatocellular carcinoma. Symptoms include abdominal pain, jaundice, anemia, weight loss, and back pain.

Treatment for liver cancer includes chemotherapy, surgery, and medication. A common drug class used to treat liver cancer are kinase inhibitors.

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