High AST and ALT and Cancer: Do Elevated Liver Enzymes Mean Cancer? - Oncodaily
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High AST and ALT rarely indicate cancer. Fatty liver disease, hepatitis, alcohol use, and medications are more common causes.
Liver cancer and metastases can raise liver enzymes, but normal AST and ALT levels do not exclude cancer.
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