What worries people most is that cancer of the liver and cirrhosis of the liver are not clearly detectable in their early stages, and after diagnosis the possibility of recovery is bleak.
根據統計，中國人罹患肝癌的機率，較世界其他各人種平均高出廿倍。在台灣地區，肝癌已經連續數年，高居男性惡性腫瘤死亡原因第一位，每年有近四千人死於此症。