尽管人类与癌的斗争可以上溯到两千年前，但战胜癌症真正的进展差不多都发生在２０世纪。从现代科技发展的趋势来看，２１世纪战胜癌症是有希望的。 肝癌是癌症中的顽症，但２０世纪的后半期对肝癌的研究已使肝癌的发病因素较为明确，诊断技术亦较进步，治疗效果也在不断提高。 Although the struggle between humans and cancer can be traced back two thousand years ago, the real progress in overcoming cancer has almost always occurred in the 20th century. Judging from the development trend of modern science and technology, it is hopeful to overcome cancer in the 21st century. Liver cancer is a chronic disease in cancer, but the study of liver cancer in the latter half of the 20th century has made the cause of liver cancer more clear, diagnostic techniques are also more advanced, and the therapeutic effect is also continuously improving.