Liver cancer

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of death from cancer: in 2012, over 700,000 people worldwide died of liver cancer. In Italy, it is estimated that approximately 8,900 primary liver tumors are diagnosed each year in men and 4,000 in women, with a ratio of approximately 2 to 1 between men and women.

The University Hospital Biobank of Padova processes and stores tumor tissue samples and healthy counterparts, together with the respective blood products, according to its Operating Procedures, updated to the most recent national and international regulatory and scientific developments. The clinical data of patients related to the samples are continuously updated following the follow-up of the cases treated.