What is liver cancer?
Cancer is the liver that starts in the liver is known as primary liver cancer or hepatocellular cancer. Cancer in the liver may be cancer cells spreading from another location such as the gastrointestinal tract, breast, lung, and pancreas. This is known as metastatic liver cancer.
How do members experience liver cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with liver cancer*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for liver cancer*
Who has liver cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 6 | |
| 30s | 15 | |
| 40s | 32 | |
| 50s | 20 | |
| 60s | 37 | |
| 70+ | 67 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 95 | |
| Female | 72 |