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Deaths from liver disease in the UK have increased 400% in the last 40 years, according to the British Liver Trust.
Now the health charity is calling on the government to support its universal screening Love Your Liver campaign, aimed at combatting the problem and saving the NHS up to £600m.
Andrew Langford, chief executive of the British Liver Trust, said: "The average age of death from liver disease is 57: that's over 20 years lower than deaths from cancer, stroke and heart disease. Liver disease is now the third most common cause of premature death."
Latest figures reveal more than 16,000 people were killed from liver disease, through factors such as obesity, drinking alcohol and hepatitis.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-charity...se-screening-after-deaths-rise-by-400-1486025
Now the health charity is calling on the government to support its universal screening Love Your Liver campaign, aimed at combatting the problem and saving the NHS up to £600m.
Andrew Langford, chief executive of the British Liver Trust, said: "The average age of death from liver disease is 57: that's over 20 years lower than deaths from cancer, stroke and heart disease. Liver disease is now the third most common cause of premature death."
Latest figures reveal more than 16,000 people were killed from liver disease, through factors such as obesity, drinking alcohol and hepatitis.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-charity...se-screening-after-deaths-rise-by-400-1486025