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1/ What is the liver? 2/ What is liver cancer? 3/ Are there different types of liver cancer? 4/ Which type of liver cancer is this book about? 5/ Is hepatocellular cancer common? 6/ Who is at risk of developing liver cancer? 7/ What is liver cirrhosis? 8/ What is viral hepatitis? 9/ How does a person get hepatitis B or C? 10/ How can I determine if I have chronic viral hepatitis and what do I do if I have it? 11/ How does alcohol use affect my liver? 12/ What are the inherited metabolic diseases that affect the liver? 13/ What environmental factors may cause liver cancer? 14/ Do obesity and diabetes cause liver cancer? 15/ How can I reduce my risk of getting liver cancer? 16/ Who should be screened for liver cancer? 17/ Why is screening for liver cancer performed? 18/ What does screening entail? 19/ How often should a patient at high risk of liver cancer be screened? 20/ What should be done if a screening test suggests that a patient has a liver cancer? 21/ What are the symptoms of liver cancer? 22/ Are the symptoms of liver cancer different in a patient with cirrhosis? 23/ How is liver cancer diagnosed? 24/ Is a biopsy required for diagnosis? 25/ What is a pathology report of a biopsy? 26/ What is cancer staging and why is it relevant? 27/ How long do people live with liver cancer? 28/ Does cirrhosis influence the treatment of liver cancer and the quality and length of life? 29/ What is multidisciplinary care? 30/ Should a patient get a second opinion? 31/ How would I manage my emotions now that I have been diagnosed with liver cancer? 32/ What insurance and financial concerns does a patient need to address following a diagnosis of liver cancer? 33/ What are the treatment options for liver cancer? 34/ Who decides what therapy I should receive? 35/ What determines whether a tumor can be removed? 36/ What preparations are made prior to a liver resection? 37/ What happens during a liver resection? 38/ What happens in the hospital after a liver resection? 39/ What are the risks of a liver resection? 40/ What is included in the pathology report from my surgery? 41/ Will I be cured after a liver resection? 42/ Should I receive adjuvant chemotherapy after liver resection to prevent recurrence of the tumor? 43/ Are there other methods to prevent the return of the cancer after a curative surgery? 44/ If the tumor cannot be resected now, can I have chemotherapy first and then go to surgery? 45/ What happens if my tumor comes back? 46/ Why is liver transplantation performed for liver cancer? When is it performed? 47/ Where do new livers come from? 48/ How am I evaluated for a liver transplant? 49/ What will happen while I am on the waiting list? 50/ What is involved in a cadaveric liver transplant? 51/ What is involved in a living related liver transplantation? 52/ What are the complications of liver transplantation? 53/ Will I be cured after a liver transplantation? 54/ Can I suppress the hepatitis from recurring and infecting the new liver? 55/ What is tumor ablation? 56/ What is hepatic artery embolization? 57/ What is radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryotherapy? 58/ What is alcohol injection? 59/ What is chemotherapy? 60/ What is the chemotherapy standard of care to treat advanced primary liver cancer? 61/ What is a clinical trial? 62/ Where can I find about clinical trials for liver cancer and how do I know which trial is best for me? 63/ What chemotherapy drugs might be used to treat liver cancer outside of a clinical trial? 64/ Is receiving more than one chemotherapy drug better? 65/ How will I know that the chemotherapy treatment is working? 66/ How is response to therapy assessed on a CT scan or MRI? 67/ What are some of the general side effects of chemotherapy? 68/ What are some side effects that might occur with the use of Doxorubicin (Adriamycin ")? 69/ What are biologic and targeted therapies? 70/ What is liver pump chemotherapy? 71/ What happens during a chemotherapy session? 72/ What happens in the few days after I receive chemotherapy? 73/ What is radiation therapy? 74/ Can radiation be used to treat liver cancer? 75/ What are Yttrium-90 microspheres? 76/ What are the side effects of radiation? 77/ What are complementary and alternative treatments? 78/ What if my doctor recommends that no treatment should be performed? 79/ How should I use the internet to learn about my cancer? 80/ I feel overwhelmed by all the information that I am receiving? How do I make any decisions regarding my treatment? 81/ Will changing my diet alter my cancer? 82/ What is a mediport? 83/ My eyes and/or skin are yellow? 84/ How can a mechanical blockage of bile be fixed? 85/ I feel tired, can I do anything about it? 86/ I have pain. How can I be pain free? 87/ My legs and/or my abdomen is swollen? What can I do about it? 88/ My doctor keeps telling me: Your platelets are low. 89/ I am vomiting or passing blood or coffee ground material in my stool? 90/ How can I stop the bleeding? 91/ I think I am yellow or my eyes are yellow? What does that mean? 92/ My family or people surrounding me are stating that I am confused sometimes? 93/ How can I think more clearly? 94/ Can my liver cancer be transmitted to my family? 95/ Can I work while getting treated? 96/ What if my doctors suggest stopping my current therapy? What is best supportive care? 97/ What is hospice? 98/ What are advanced directives? 99/What should I prepare to die? Where is hope? 100/ Where can I find more information?
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Liver -- Cancer -- Popular works.