Cirrhosis is the result of long-term, continuous damage to the liver and may be due to many different causes.
The damage leads to scarring, known as fibrosis. Irregular bumps (nodules) replace the smooth liver tissue and the liver becomes harder. Together, the scarring and the nodules are called cirrhosis.
No one knows for sure how many people have cirrhosis as most people do not know they have it until the condition is serious. However, there is no doubt that the number of people with the condition continues to increase.   Every year over 4,000 people in the UK die from cirrhosis. Around 700 people have to have a liver transplant each year to survive.
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