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Featured Article Symptoms and Potential Complications of Liver Cancer A lengthy period of time passes between the start of hepatic cancer and the onset of identifiable symptoms. Even when liver cancer symptoms develop, they are often vague and could point to a variety of possible ailments. This explains, in part, the high mortality rate associated with the disease: by the time liver cancer symptoms appear, the cancer is already well established. Initial liver cancer symptoms include fatigue, fever, unexplained weight loss and a lack of appetite. Bleeding or bruising easily occurs as the liver loses the ability to produce blood-clotting agents. Jaundice and ascites (fluid in the abdomen) may develop as the disease advances. Jaundice occurs when ducts to and from the gallbladder become blocked, causing an increase in blood levels of bilirubin. Symptoms include yellow skin and eyes and dark-colored urine. continued			Blogs
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