Liver Damage Is a Growing Epidemic

With a five-year survival rate as low as 3%, if you ignore this sober warning, you could be risking your life.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Between 2000 and 2016, the annual death toll from liver cancer in the U.S. rose by 43% for men and 40% for women. Globally, hepatocellular carcinoma is the third leading cause of cancer death

• Other liver-related diseases such as cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are also becoming more prevalent, both of which raise y…