Chronic Liver Disease

Liver disease is surrounded by myth. Beside the common link to alcohol abuse and cancer, it's thought to be related to autism, vaccinations, multiple medications, even eating oysters. Many think it's usually a death sentence. What are the facts and funcitons of the liver? A vital organ, the liver detoxifies thousands of substances that we consume, breathe, or absorb through the skin, and performs multiple other life-preserving actions. In the Cleveland Clinic Guide, liver disease is demystified and presents everything you need to know about the multiple diseases of the liver that strikes 400,000 men, women and children every year. This book provides a straightforward and clear examination of liver disease and serves as a complete home reference for anyone. No patient with liver disease should be without this book.