Cancer of the liver, seen in a radial cross-section abdominal scan. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The number of new liver cancer cases will nearly double in the next 25 years, if no public health interventions occur, according to a new global study published in The Lancet . According to the study, there will be more than 1.5 million new cases of liver cancer globally by 2050, up from more than 850,000 in 2022.

Liver cancer is not just your typical run of the mill cancer. It currently ranks as the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and the third deadliest. Survival rates are also brim, with 5-year-survival rates ranging from 5-30%, according to HealthDay .

Although these alarming trends could represent an emerg

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