Without efforts to address some causes, including alcohol use and metabolic issues, the researchers warn that cases could nearly double by 2050.

Simple lifestyle changes could drastically cut cases of liver cancer, according to academics. The Lancet Commission on liver cancer found that three in five liver cancer cases could be prevented by reducing alcohol consumption and obesity and by increasing uptake of the hepatitis vaccine.

At least 60% of liver cancers globally are preventable through risk-factor reduction, including obesity-linked metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.