LIVER NEW CASES

New Cases:An estimated 30,640 new cases of liver cancer (including intrahepatic bile duct cancers) are expected to occur in the US during 2013. More than 80% of these cases are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), originating from hepatocytes, the predominant liver cell type. Liver cancer incidence rates are three times higher in men than in women. From 2005 to 2009, rates increased by 3.7% per year in men and by 3.0% per year in women.
Deaths:An estimated 21,670 liver cancer deaths (6,780 women, 14,890 men) are expected in 2013. From 2005 to 2009, death rates for liver cancer increased by 2.3% per year in men and 1.3% per year in women.source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2013. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2013.