Liver Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment for a ‘Silent’ Threat

Why do people develop liver cancer? What treatment options are available, and how can it be prevented?
Liver Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment for a ‘Silent’ Threat
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In our modern world, a fast-paced lifestyle often leads to stress, tension, anxiety, and mental fatigue. The desire and need for good health have become increasingly pressing. In this article, Dr. Jingduan Yang, a renowned Chinese-American psychiatrist from Philadelphia, shares insights into mental and physical health.

Liver cancer is the fastest-growing cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, claiming the lives of approximately 30,000 adults each year. According to the American Liver Foundation, liver cancer death rates in the United States have more than doubled since 1980, with liver cancer death rates increasing by 43 percent from 2000 to 2016.

Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist and fifth-generation classical Chinese medicine physician whose work bridges Western psychiatry, functional medicine, and ancient healing traditions. He is the creator of the ACES Model of Health and Medicine—a four-dimensional framework spanning anatomy, chemistry, energy, and spirit—and the author of “Facing East” and “Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine.” As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.
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