Researchers describe successful tumor removal through the use of immunotherapy and targeted radiation therapy (TARE), in a patient previously considered ineligible for the procedure.

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

The risk of developing liver cancer is increased in people who have cirrhosis, a disease in which healthy liver tissue is ...

A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications ...

For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and ...

Cirrhosis of the liver describes a progressive condition where scar tissue gradually replaces healthy liver tissue. Health experts may classify cirrhosis into two clinical stages: compensated ...

Weight loss surgery can prevent people with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis from developing major complications of liver disease, a new study has demonstrated. Researchers from Cleveland ...

Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent. HealthDay News — For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver ...

Liver cells can regenerate and scarring can diminish, making fibrosis reversible if detected early. Cirrhosis When excessive scar tissue forms, fibrosis becomes irreversible, leading to cirrhosis.