Researches have been looking at a hormone with potentials to cure liver cancer:
"Researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine have shown that adiponectin, a hormone produced by fat cells to regulate the body’s metabolic processes, can help detect and cure liver cancer, especially in obese patients.
Assistant Professor of Hematology Dipali Sharma and Assistant Professor of Medicine Neeraj Saxena, who studies digestive diseases, led the study, which was published in the November issue of medical journal Hepatology.
The researchers found that adiponectin levels can help predict tumor development and size, as well as probability of cancer survival. Introducing adiponectin can reduce the spread and proliferation of liver cancer cells. Treatments that imitate the effects of adiponectin could help increase chances of survival for obese liver cancer patients. Certain natural compounds, such as those found in green tea, may be one such example, according to a Nov. 5 press release.
“Our study presents important clinical implications since hepatocellular carcinoma has the highest increased risk associated with obesity compared to other cancers such as prostate, kidney, colon and stomach,” Saxena said. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the liver. "
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