Overview
Adult Primary Liver Cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of your liver. Locally Advanced Primary Liver Cancer is when the liver cancer can not be treated with surgery. This is also called Unresectable Liver Cancer.
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Primary Liver Cancer is cancer that has been first found in the tissues of your liver. If the cancer was found in another organ first, it’s called Secondary or Metastatic Liver Cancer.
Unresectable Primary Liver Cancer diagnosis is when surgery is not a treatment option because the tumor can’t be removed safely, without damaging your liver function.
Often surgery is not an option because the tumor in your liver is too large, the tumor is too close to an important blood vessel, there is more than one tumor in your liver, or other risk factors have been identified by your doctor.
What Tests Will I Need and Why?
Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.
Doctors may also look for hepatitis and liver damage to tell you more about what caused your cancer.
Tissue analysis is also typically done to identify the cancer cell type, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you.
If your treatment team has not already performed tests to determine your cancer’s features, please ask your doctor when these tests will be performed.
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Commonly Searched Questions
What are the symptoms of Recurrent primary Liver cancer?
These are some common symptoms you might experience if you have Recurrent primary liver cancer.
- Yellowing of the eyes and skin (jaundice)
- Pale stool and dark urine
- Feeling weak constantly
- An abnormal swollen abdomen
- Nausea and vomiting
- Unintentional weight loss
- A lump on the right side below the rib cage
- Pain in the abdomen
Source: Cancer.gov
What are the common treatment options for Recurrent primary liver cancer?
These are some common treatment options that are available for your recurrent primary liver cancer:
- Liver transplant
- Surgery to remove the liver cancer
- Palliative therapy
- Ablation therapy
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What is the survival rate of Recurrent primary liver cancer?
According to SEER data, localized liver cancer has a survival rate of 36.1%. This generally means that people with localized liver cancer are 36.1% as likely as people without cancer to live for 5 years after the diagnosis.
Source: Cancer.gov
Is Recurrent primary liver cancer curable?
Recurrent liver cancer is potentially curable depending on which part of the body the cancer comes back. Treatment should be started early to slow down the progression of the disease.
Source: Cancer.gov
How common is Recurrent primary liver cancer?
Recurrent primary liver cancer is relatively rare compared to other cancer types. According to SEER data, there was 96,178 people diagnosed with liver cancer in 2018.
Source: Cancer.gov
How long can someone live without treatment?
There is no clear length of time that someone with recurrent primary liver cancer can live without treatment. The severity of the illness depends on the function of the liver, the extent of the cancer and the overall health of the patient.
Source: Cancer.gov
