Patients with acute porphyria have a higher risk of developing primary liver cancer, a Swedish study has found. Researchers observed that primary liver cancer was 38 times more likely to occur in patients with acute porphyria than in the general population. This risk was even higher for those with…
People with certain types of porphyria may have problems with their liver. The following information may help you understand the link between porphyria and liver damage, the problems the disease can cause, and how doctors may treat them. How porphyria involves the liver Porphyria is a group of related genetic…
The U.S. incidence of the most common form of liver cancer — called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) — in people with acute hepatic porphyrias (AHP) warrants cancer screening beginning at age 50, a study suggests. The study,…
If you’ve been diagnosed with porphyria — one of a group of disorders characterized by very high levels of porphyrins in the blood and tissues — you may be wondering how the disease affects your lifespan. Several factors affect a person’s lifespan, including genetics, the environment, and one’s…
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