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Liver cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the liver. The liver is located in the right side of the abdomen and has many functions, including: storing and metabolizing nutrients, and filtering and storing blood.
Cancer occurs when cells in the body (in this case liver cells) divide without control or order. Normally, cells divide in a regulated manner. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably when new cells are not needed, a mass of tissue forms, called a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant tumors , which can invade nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor does not invade or spread.
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