Liver Cancer

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Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Liver resection versus other treatments for neuroendocrine tumours in patients with resectable liver metastases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Liver spread from hormone-producing cancer of intestinal hormone cells is generally treated by liver resection surgery (removing the affected parts of the liver) if it is possible to remove all the cancer deposits and is associated with good long-term survival.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Liver cancer: treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Treatment of liver cancer depends on the type of tumour, the stage it has reached, the general health of the person and their liver, and whether there is cancer elsewhere in the body.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Palliative cytoreductive surgery versus other palliative treatments in patients with unresectable liver metastases from gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Liver metastases (liver spread) from gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (cancer of intestinal hormone cells which originate from the embryonic nerve cells or the embryonic outer coat) are generally treated with surgery if a complete removal is deem...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Liver cancer
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Liver cancer can be a primary cancer (starts in the liver) or a secondary cancer (starts in another part of the body and spreads to the liver). Liver cancer usually has no symptoms in its early stages. Later symptoms can include pain in the abdomen, fever, yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) and weight loss. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Resection versus no intervention or other surgical interventions for colorectal cancer liver metastases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Resection versus no intervention or other surgical interventions for colorectal cancer liver metastases...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Surveillance imaging algorithm for patients with known risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Liver cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Liver cancer is uncommon and also known as hepatocellular cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoma.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver tumours: consumer summary (update)
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   This consumer summary discusses radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver tumours. ASERNIP-S compared its safety and effectiveness with other treatments.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver tumours: a systematic review (Update)
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The aim of this review was to compare the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for primary hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic colorectal liver carcinoma, in comparison to other surgical and non-surgical therapeutic techniques, on the basis of a systematic assessment of the literature. This review was initially published in 2002, and was updated in August 2006.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Focal liver lesion and risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   This pathway provides a diagnostic imaging algorithm for a patient with a focal liver lesion and risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Incidental liver nodule
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Management strategy for an incidental liver nodule in patients without a history of malignancy or risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Focal liver lesion and a history of previous malignancy
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for a patient with a focal liver lesion and a history of previous malignancy.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for investigation of a focal liver nodule
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for investigation of a focal liver nodule. The emphasis of the pathway is to direct the reader to a more appropriate algorithm, based on the assessment of patient risk factors.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Tamoxifen for hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tamoxifen does not improve survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma ...
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Radiofrequency thermal ablation versus other interventions for hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Still awaiting evidence on the effect of radiofrequency thermal ablation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma ...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Alpha-fetoprotein and/or liver ultrasonography for liver cancer screening in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is inadequate evidence to decide whether screening for liver cancer with alpha-fetoprotein and/or ultrasound of the liver compared to no screening is beneficial to patients infected with the hepatitis B virus. Only two randomized trials could be i...
Date:   Nov 2002
Title:   Liver cancer: types
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Liver cancer often occurs as a secondary form of cancer (metastases) that has spread from other parts of the body. Read about primary and secondary liver cancers and their risk factors.
Date:   Aug 2001
Title:   Liver cancer: symptoms
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Liver cancers often do not produce symptoms for some time during their growth.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for operable hepatocellular carcinoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Liver cell cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a very common cancer, and is more common in some areas (such as east Africa). Surgery is the main form of treatment, but it is only possible for some people. Even after surgery, the cancer is very ...
Date:   May 1999
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