Liver Cancer Explained: Expert Q&A

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06/28/23

Although liver cancer isn’t as prevalent as lung or breast cancer, it has become the fastest-increasing cause of cancer death in the U.S. UChicago Medicine experts Chih-Yi Liao, MD, and Anjana Pillai, MD answer your questions.

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0:00 Introduction
01:28 What function does the liver serve?
02:28 Is liver cancer becoming more common?
03:07 What are the different types of liver cancer?
03:50 Why are liver cancer death rates increasing?
04:54 What are the symptoms of liver cancer?
05:55 What are the risk factors of liver cancer?
06:44 Is liver cancer treatable if caught early?
06:55 What are some treatments for liver cancer?
08:00 How does immunotherapy help patients?
09:41 What are the more common liver cancer treatments?
11:46 If a lesion can't be biopsied what are the options?
13:19 How does the tumor program work at UChicago Medicine?
15:29 Is the AFP tumor blood test accurate?
16:38 How long can you live with liver cancer before you need a transplant?
18:12 What are some of the clinical trials for liver cancer?
20:05 Can a colonoscopy help detect a liver tumor?
21:16 Is there a such thing as a benign liver tumor?
22:23 If you have liver cancer are you automatically added to the transplant list?

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