Damage Control: Liver Cancer

liver cancer: This year the emphasis is on liver cancer, but there is no patient to offer up. The prognosis is too grim, according to Globe and Mail. New blood-donation rules put damage control ahead of sound science When the Canadian Cancer Society releases its annual statistical report, it usually highlights one issue and makes a patient available to tell their story and put a human face on the data. The five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with liver cancer is just 20 per cent. For most, the only treatment available is palliative chemotherapy, essentially drugs that slow the progression of cancer and reduce pain. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.