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   What is preparing for treatment for liver cancer?

   • In the hospital, preparing for treatment is also called prehabilitation or prehab. Find out about the different types of treatment for liver cancer and how your doctor decides which treatment you need. Surgery is one of the main treatments for early cancer that started in the liver (primary liver cancer).

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   How is liver cancer treated?

   • Liver cancer is often treatable, but it can be difficult to treat. The treatment you have will depend on: It may include surgery, chemotherapy, using heat to destroy the cancer (thermal ablation), targeted medicines, and radiotherapy. The specialist care team looking after you will: You'll have regular check-ups during and after any treatments.

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   What are the treatment options for Stage 1 liver cancer?

   • Additional stage 1 liver cancer treatments Other treatment options in stage 1 include a liver resection or hepatectomy (surgery to remove the cancerous part of the liver), a liver transplant, or an ablation.

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   How do you treat a second stage of liver cancer?

   • Treating the second stage of liver cancer can also involve a resection, transplant, or a TACE, RFA, or MWA ablation. Ablation is a method of killing body tissue and, in this case, cancerous cells. We may recommend ablation if you cannot have surgery or to shrink a tumour so we can remove it surgically.

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   Can chemo treat liver cancer?

   • For HCC, you may have chemo as part of a treatment called TACE (see Embolization). Unlike regular chemo, this is a local treatment as it’s delivered directly to the liver tumour. So it has fewer side effects. There is treatment available for advanced liver cancers, either to control them or help with symptoms.

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   What are the different types of liver cancer treatment?

   • Understand the main types of treatment for liver cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, ablation therapy and targeted medicines.

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   Understand the main types of treatment for liver cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, ablation therapy and targeted medicines.

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   Treatment for primary liver cancer includes surgery, chemoembolisation (TACE), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and targeted cancer drugs.

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   Liver cancer treatment depends on where the cancer is in your liver. Treatments for liver cancer can include surgery, tumour ablation or chemoembolisation.

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   Oct 11, 2023 · Read our blog to discover the treatment options for liver cancer at each stage. Knowing your options may help you feel a little more in control of your health. After a liver cancer diagnosis. It can be hard to hear that you have cancer and there is no right way to react.

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   The main treatments for cancer that started in the liver (primary liver cancer) are: 1. surgery 2. chemotherapy directly into the liver and cutting off the blood supply to the tumour (chemoembolisation or TACE) 3. heat directly to the tumour (thermal ablation) - radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or microwave ablation (MWA) 4. targeted cancer drugs, suc...

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   Unfortunately surgery isn't possible for many people with liver cancer. If you have early liver cancer, you will have tests to see if surgery might be an option. There are 2 types of surgery for primary liver cancer: 1. an operation to remove part of the liver (liver resection) 2. a liver transplant

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   Surgery may not be possible because: 1. the tumour is too large 2. the tumour is in a part of the liver that makes it hard to remove, such as being near a blood vessel 3. you have several tumours spread through the liver 4. you aren't well enough for surgery 5. your cancer has spread to other parts of the body You might have local treatments to the...

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   Advanced liver cancer means that the cancer has spread beyond the liver to other parts of your body. Treatment aims to help you live longer and to maintain a good quality of life by controlling the growth of your cancer and treating symptoms. You might have: 1. targeted cancer drugs such as atezolizumab and bevacizumab 2. radiotherapy, usually to a...

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   Your doctor might ask if you’d like to take part in a clinical trial. Doctors and researchers do trials to make existing treatments better and develop new treatments.

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   Some people might want to get a second opinion before starting treatment. You can ask your specialist or GP to refer you to a doctor or surgeon specialising in liver cancer. It can be better to arrange a second opinion through your specialist because they can send all your notes and test results with you. Having a second opinion doesn't usually mea...

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   There is treatment available for advanced liver cancers, either to control them or help with symptoms. Doctors use many of the same treatments they use for earlier stage liver cancer. You may have a stent (tube) put in to help bile to drain and relieve jaundice.

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   Apr 28, 2023 · Liver cancer care at Mayo Clinic. Bone scan. Chest X-rays. Treatments for primary liver cancer depend on the extent (stage) of the disease as well as your age, overall health and personal preferences. Surgery. Operations used to treat liver cancer include: Surgery to remove the tumor.