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Leslie S.
May 20, 2020

I was diagnosed with PBC at the age of 43. I suspect that I had it long before that as I had already been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and had been told I had high liver enzymes.

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Are You at Risk for Liver Cancer?
May 20, 2020

Liver cancer strikes 33,000 Americans annually, according to the American Cancer Society and it is expected that 23,000 Americans will die as a result of liver cancer this year.

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Liver Transplant Q&A
May 20, 2020

Approximately 6,000 liver transplants are performed in the U.S. each year. But more than 17,000 Americans are still waiting for donated livers to become available for transplants.

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An Interview with Dr. James L. Boyer: 50 Years of Treating Primary Biliary Cholangitis
May 20, 2020

ALF asked Dr. Boyer to share his perspective on improved prospects for PBC patients and their challenges to effective treatment.

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Mindy C.
May 20, 2020

My story begins with a diagnosis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. After the diagnosis, I required numerous stents to be placed in my bile duct through a procedure called an ERCP.

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Danielle
May 20, 2020

My name is Danielle and I am a 26 year old biliary atresia survivor from Staten Island, NY.

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Dale M.
May 20, 2020

During surgery my doctor discovered I had cirrhosis of the liver. I had PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis). This is when bile ducts in the liver are clogged or closing.

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Cory C.
May 20, 2020

After ten days in the hospital and an ERCP (a scope of the bile ducts), they diagnosed me with PSC. The ERCP showed that my bile ducts were narrowed and the bile was being blocked.

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Corrine
May 20, 2020

I was diagnosed with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). It was a huge shock to me since I never had any major health issues.

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Cliff O.
May 20, 2020

All this time I was yellow, getting weaker, struggling to walk, unable to climb stairs, sleeping 12-14 hours a day, in pain, only eating soup or porridge yet my weight was increasing.

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Christy G.
May 20, 2020

Christy found out she had cirrhosis on her mom’s birthday when she started to feel ill. She and her husband went to the hospital where he thought he was going to lose her in front of his eyes.

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Christian
May 20, 2020

After several months in and out of the hospital, numerous tests and a biopsy, Christian was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis before his first birthday.

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