Spotlight Helping the liver regenerate itself could give patients an option besides waiting for transplant Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD, FAASLD, Professor of Pathology and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Oct 23, 2022 Oct 23, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the cells of your liver. kAm%96 =:G6C :D <?@H? 7@C :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5@:]@C8^`_]`_bg^Dc`dfd\_a_\_bca\cQm23:=:EJ E@ C686?6C2E6k^2m] xE 42? 4@>A=6E6=J C68C@H :ED6=7 6G6? 27E6C EH@\E9:C5D @7 :ED >2DD 92D 366? 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