Liver cancer

We provide patients with a multi-faceted approach to cancer care to ensure they are receiving many different types of support and treatment. This includes:

• Access to liver cancer clinical research trials
• Focus on minimally invasive interventional radiology therapies, such as radioembolization for the treatment of liver tumors
• Infusion therapy services
• Multidisciplinary team approach to care
• Radiation therapy services
• Weekly cancer case conferences for medical teams

Common risk factors of developing liver cancer include:

• Heavy alcohol use
• Obesity
• Type 2 diabetes
• Viral hepatitis (B or C)

If you have these risk factors, especially if you also have any of the symptoms below, we encourage you to talk to your doctor about liver cancer.

Some of the most common symptoms of liver cancer are:

• Enlarged liver or spleen
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea or vomiting
• Pain in the abdomen
• Swelling or fluid buildup in the abdomen
• Unexplained weight loss
• Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)

Our interdisciplinary team is trained to recognize warning signs and symptoms to diagnose liver cancer early.

We use diagnostic methods such as diagnostic imaging tests and minimally invasive exams. These can include:

• Angiograms
• Biopsies
• Blood tests
• Computerized tomography (CT) scans
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasounds

We offer many new technologies and methods to treat your liver disease and allow for a longer and healthier life. One or more of these treatments may be used as part of your treatment plan. Treatments we offer include:

• Arterial embolization
• Biologic therapy
• Chemoembolization
• Complex biliary drainage
• Drug therapies
• Hematologic treatment
• Infusion services for chemotherapy treatment
• Interventional radiology
• Irreversible electroporation
• Liver cancer surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Transplant services

Yittrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization

Y-90 radioembolization, also known as selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), is a minimally invasive therapy that is especially effective for inoperable liver tumors.

If the procedure is used for your condition, a surgeon will maneuver a catheter into your liver artery where it will release a high dose of radioactivity designed to minimize tumor growth. It's used to treat primary and metastatic liver cancers. The procedure can add more than a year of life expectancy.

As part of Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, our family of hospitals provides comprehensive cancer services with convenient access to cutting-edge therapies for people facing cancer in our communities. From diagnosis to treatment and survivorship care, our oncology expertise ensures you have access to locally trusted care with the support of a globally recognized network.

askSARAH helpline

Have cancer questions? We can help. askSARAH is a dedicated helpline for your cancer-related questions. Our specially trained nurses are available 24/7, and all calls are confidential. Contact askSARAH at (303) 253-3225.