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What if you have stage four liver cancer and you just found out?

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Dr. Brian Lawenda answered

Specializes in Radiation Oncology

Depends...: If this cancer is a primary stage 4 liver cancer, treatments consist mainly of chemotherapy drugs, biologic drugs, radiation therapy or other palliative therapies. Clinical trials are available. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adult-primary-liver/healthprofessional/page6.

Answered 3/12/2020

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