What is the cause of death in liver cancer?

The cause of death in liver cancer may be either primary liver cancer or secondary liver cancer (on the death certificate).

What actually happens is based on the fact that the liver is such an important organ. It digests fatty foods, stores energy, clots blood, manufactures proteins, and cleanses toxins from the body (like bacteria and alcohol). When it's not functioning properly, all kinds of things can go wrong.

The cause of death in a liver cancer patient may actually be of something like respiratory failure or an infection due to the cancer, for example.

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