Dr. Roxan F Saidi MD, MHS

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• How Alcohol Abuse Can Influence Liver Cancer

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• Can Liver Diseases Lead to Liver Cancer?

  What is a liver disease?Liver disease refers to medical complications that cause the liver to be damaged, making it unable to perform its functions properly. The liver is among the most valuable and life-sustaining organs in the body. The reason is that it carries out many important functions that...

• Is Hepatitis B Contagious?

  The hepatitis virus is one of the liver’s greatest enemies. It causes infections that can severely malfunction the liver, resulting in various conditions like scarring of the liver, liver failure, or even liver cancer. The hepatitis viruses have three types, namely, A, B, and C. While all three...

• Treatments for Liver Cancer

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• Is Cirrhosis of the Liver a form of Cancer?

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