Lifestyle fixes can curb doubling of liver cancer cases by 2050: Hong Kong experts
The expected doubling of liver cancer patients worldwide by 2050 can be reversed with lifestyle changes and policy interventions, such as calorie labelling and increases in alcohol prices, according to Hong Kong scholars who led a global study.
Sixty per cent of liver cancer cases are preventable, as more cases are no longer caused by hepatitis viral infection but by an unhealthy lifestyle, said Professor Stephen Chan Lam from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s clinical oncology department,...
