If you or a loved one were diagnosed with liver cancer or hepatic cancer after taking Zantac or Ranitidine for heartburn, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Zantac liver cancer lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of heartburn drug injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement cases of individuals who claim to have suffered from liver cancer or hepatic cancer after taking Zantac (Ranitidine) for heartburn.
Liver cancer (hepatic cancer or primary hepatic cancer) is a form of cancer that starts in the liver when abnormal cells grow out of control.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 40,000 liver cancer cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year with more than 30,000 people estimated to die from liver cancer.
Zantac Liver Cancer Lawsuit Cases
Zantac liver cancer lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who took recalled Zantac or ranitidine and suffered serious injuries, side-effects or complications, including a diagnosis of liver cancer:
- Liver cancer
- Hepatic cancer
- Primary hepatic cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- HCC liver cancer
- Hepatoma
- Liver Angiosarcoma
- Hemangiocarcinoma of the liver
- Liver tumor
- Metastatic liver cancer
According to the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, when certain animals studied ate food, drank water, or breathed air containing lower levels of NDMA for periods more than several weeks they developed complications, including liver cancer.
Liver Cancer Signs & Symptoms
Liver cancer signs and symptoms can potentially include:
- Lump on the right side below rib cage
- Pain on the right side below rib cage
- Swelling of the abdomen
- Pain in belly
- Yellowish skin color or jaundice
- Easy bruising
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Weakness
- Sweating
- Nausea or vomiting
- Fever
- Enlarged liver
- Enlarged veins on belly
- Elevated AFP levels
Procedures and tests used to diagnose liver cancer can include blood tests (to test for tumor markers such as alpha fetoprotein AFP), imaging tests (such as CT scans, MRI or abdominal ultrasounds), laparoscopy, liver function test, and a liver biopsy.
Liver Cancer Treatment
Liver cancer treatments can include surgery to remove the part of liver with cancer (partial hepatectomy), liver transplant surgery, radiofrequency ablation (heating cancer cells), cryoablation (freezing cancer cells), ethanol ablation (injecting tumor with alcohol), radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, immunotherapy, liver embolization (reducing blood flow to tumor) and liver chemotherapy, among others.
According to the American Cancer Society, the overall 5-year relative survival rate for individuals with liver cancer is 20%.
Liver Cancer Stages
There are four liver cancer stages. In stage 1 liver cancer, there is a single mass or tumor inside the liver. In stage 2 liver cancer, there are multiple tumors inside the liver less than 5 centimeters in size or there is a single tumor larger than 2 cm that has broken into blood vessels. In stage 3 liver cancer, there are multiple tumors inside the liver, at least one of which is larger than 5 centimeters in size, the cancer has grown into primary blood vessels in the liver (such as the hepatic veins or portal veins), or the cancer has spread into the outside layer of tissue in the liver. In stage 4 liver cancer, the cancer has metastasized into the lymph nodes and/or to distant organs such as the lungs, pancreas, brain or bones.
If you or someone you love took Zantac or Ranitidine and have suffered from liver cancer or hepatic cancer, you may be entitled to compensation from a Zantac liver cancer lawsuit or settlement. Contact a drug injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications after taking a prescription drug or medication, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Sandoz, Sanofi, Apotex, Perrigo, Lannett or Novitium) or product (e.g., Zantac or Ranitidine) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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