New insights into how fatty liver disease progresses to cancer

(Experimental Biology) The buildup of fat in the liver known as fatty liver disease sometimes leads to hard-to-treat liver cancer. Scientists don't understand why the cancer risk is higher for fatty liver disease caused by excessive alcohol consumption than for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news