Is cirrhosis of the liver cancer?

Liver Cancer: Cirrhosis Signs and Symptoms In the early stages of cirrhosis, there may not be any symptoms. But, as cirrhosis gets worse, symptoms can be caused by the liver’s failure to perform its many essential functions, and by scar tissue that decreases blood flow through the liver. read more

The liver can be affected by primary liver cancer, which arises in the liver, or by cancer which forms in other parts of the body and then spreads to the liver. Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic, meaning it started elsewhere in the body. read more

Treatment of cirrhosis is designed to prevent further damage to the liver, treat complications of cirrhosis, and preventing or detecting liver cancer early. Transplantation of the liver is an important option for treating patients with advanced cirrhosis. read more

Decompensated cirrhosis is life-threatening. The liver damage done by cirrhosis generally can't be undone. But if liver cirrhosis is diagnosed early and the cause is treated, further damage can be limited and, rarely, reversed. read more