General Information

 Also called hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoma

 Body's largest internal organ and one of the most complex

 Weight up to 4 lbs. and is situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen

 Performs numerous biochemical functions such as removing toxins from the blood and    produces bile, cholesterol, digestive enzymes and complex proteins

 Stores glycogen which is converted into glucose

 Primary cancer is rare in North America: one to two percent of all cancers

 In Africa and parts of Asia one of the most common malignancies. In Ethiopia, 20% of    all malignancies