1. Progress Against Liver Cancer

2. 1970–1979

3. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1970–1979 1975: First study finds chemotherapy effective for liver cancer

4. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1970–1979 Late 1970s: Liver cancer cases begin to grow due to ''silent epidemic'' of hepatitis C

5. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1980–1989

6. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1980–1989 1981: First cancer vaccine prevents cancer- causing hepatitis B infection

7. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1980–1989 1983: Tumor ablation helps patients who cannot undergo surgery

8. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1990–1999

9. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1990–1999 1996: Advances in liver transplantation offer long- term survival for certain patients

10. Progress Against Liver Cancer 1990–1999 1998: Common obesity complication linked to liver cancer

11. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present

12. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present 2002: Key molecular pathways in liver cancer offer new insight 2002: Chemo-embolization offers improved survival for select patients

13. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present 2003: Obesity pinpointed as cause of many cancer deaths

14. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present 2007: First targeted therapy shown to be effective against liver cancer

15. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present 2008: Refined eligibility criteria for liver transplantation leads to longer survival

16. Progress Against Liver Cancer 2000–Present 2012: Routine hepatitis C screening recommended

17. Progress Against Liver Cancer Five-Year Survival Source: National Cancer Institute

18. Progress Against Liver Cancer Mortality Source: National Cancer Institute

19. Progress Against Liver Cancer New Cases Source: National Cancer Institute

20. Visit CancerProgress.Net for an interactive timeline of progress against a range of common cancers CancerProgress.Net is a project of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which represents nearly 30,000 physicians who treat people with cancer and research new cures