Thousands told to stop taking tablet for womb condition after five patients suffer LIVER FAILURE

Thousands of women are told to stop taking daily drug for womb condition after five patients suffer LIVER FAILURE GPs ordered to find patients on Esmya and tell them to cease treatment at once Drug could shrink growths and saved many women from needing hysterectomy But at least ten British users have experienced severe problems … Read more

Taking half an aspirin pill every day can cut the risk of liver cancer by nearly half

Taking half an aspirin pill every day can cut the risk of liver cancer by nearly a half, scientists claim Taking half an aspirin pill a day slashes the risk of liver cancer, research suggests  People who take a regular low dose are 43% less likely to develop disease  Findings based on an analysis of more … Read more

British boy, nine, beats cancer after surgeons remove his liver to cut out cells then reinsert it

British boy, nine, beats ultra-rare cancer after surgeons remove his liver to cut out killer cells then reinsert it – making him one of only a six to survive aggressive form of disease in world Saul Hayden, aged nine, has beaten one of the most aggressive forms of cancer The tumour had spread to his … Read more

Woman’s ‘liver cancer tumor’ that was the size of a grapefruit turned out to be a rare parasite

A Canadian woman said she ‘was preparing to die’ when she was told she had a liver tumor only to be left even more shocked when it turned out to actually be a rare parasite that she will have to treat for the rest of her life. For years, Cassidy Armstrong, 36, of Edmonton, Alberta, … Read more

Five-month-old boy dies days after hopes of a life-saving liver transplant fell through

A five-month-old baby boy has died after his parents put out a plea for a life-saving partial liver transplant from a living donor. Marcus Albers was born in October 2018 with an extremely rare genetic disease that changes the way cells in the body communicate and attacks the liver, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Doctors … Read more