Is liver cancer fatal?

Quick Answer. The five-year survival rate for liver cancer found very early and not spread is 28 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. However, there are a number of individual factors that increase or decrease a person's chances of survival, including whether he has pre-existing liver conditions. read more

Understanding the Complications of Liver Cancer. Receiving a liver cancer diagnosis can be frightening, and you probably have many questions. Perhaps, there is one you are afraid to ask. You want to know if liver cancer is fatal and how much time do you have left. read more

The numbers below come from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, and are based on patients who were diagnosed with liver cancer (hepatocellular type) between 1996 and 2001. read more