The Number Of Patients Called To Increase, Experts Express Heart Cancer Can Actually Be Prevented

Heart cancer illustration. (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Heart cancer is the third most deadly cancer among all cancers globally. Worse, the number of people suffering from liver cancer is said to have doubled in 2050.

This was revealed through data from the Global Cancer Observatory published in the Lancet medical journal, quoted from the France 24, page on Monday, August 4, 2025. The current case of liver cancer of around 870 thousand in 2022 will increase to 1.52 million by 2050.

The number of deaths from liver cancer is also predicted to increase from 760 thousand in 2022 to 1.37 million in 2050. As in the United States, around 42,240 new cases emerged, with around 30,090 people estimated to have died.

Heart cancer is a growing health problem worldwide. This is one of the most challenging cancers to treat, with a five-year survival rate ranging from about 5 percent to 30 percent, said commission chairman Professor Jian Zhou, from Fudan University, China.

However, experts say that the increase in liver cancer cases can be prevented. This is because at least 60 percent of liver cancer can actually be prevented by overcoming the risk factors.

These risk factors include hepatitis B, hepatitis C, MASH or inflammation of the liver caused by a buildup of fat, and alcohol consumption. MASH and alcohol consumption are the fastest causes of liver cancer, which can actually be prevented.

"Today's increasing level of obesity is an increased risk factor for liver cancer, especially due to an increase in cases of excess fat around the liver," he said.

Therefore, immediate treatment is needed to prevent an increase in liver cancer cases. One approach is to identify people at high risk of developing liver cancer by introducing liver damage screening to routine health care practices.

Those who are at risk are individuals who live with obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. People are also advised to adopt a healthy lifestyle from an early age.

"Professional health care must also integrate healthy lifestyle counseling, support patients switching to healthy diets and physical activity regularly," he concluded.