Because liver cancer is often a “silent” disease in its early stages, with few or no symptoms, it is usually detected during routine examinations in people with known risk factors, such as hepatitis or cirrhosis. Common symptoms generally appear only as tumors grow and may include abdominal swelling, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), unintentional weight loss, and fatigue. The liver itself is one of the organs most commonly affected by cancer, largely because it functions as the body’s primary filtration system and has an extensive blood supply. In…