Sharp 80% rise in liver cancer deaths in UK
Increase due to several factors including deprivation and rise in obesity says Cancer Research UK
Deaths from liver cancer in the UK have shot up in recent years, with a rise of almost 80% in numbers between 2007 to 2017, new figures reveal.
Experts say there are several factors behind the rise, including the fact that more people are being diagnosed with the disease, which is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages, meaning it has a poor prognosis.