Several types of treatment can be used for liver cancer. Learn about the different choices.
Systemic therapies are medicines that travel all through the body to kill cancer cells or slow their growth. They may be given right into your blood (as an IV), as a shot, or as pills you take at home.
Radiation for liver cancer is given in two main ways: external, with a machine, and internally, with radioactive beads.
Which type you have depends on the size of the cancer, where it is, how much it has spread, how well the rest of the liver is working, your overall health, and other factors.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a way to destroy tissue in the body. It can be used as a treatment for cancer. To do it, electricity is sent into a tumor using a needle electrode. The electricity creates heat that kills the cancer cells.