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Father has liver cancer - will he have cure if chemoembolization?

8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Not usually: Chemoembolization is injecting chemotherapy agents directly into the tumor to decrease potential side effects from the same medication given to the whole body. However, liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a difficult cancer to cure in the long term. There may be "remission", but a long term cure is less likely.

Answered 3/12/2020

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Dr. Gene Wong answered

Not alone: Chemoembolization or other ablative treatment such as radiofrequency ablation, radiosurgery cannot cure liver cancer. However they can play an important role to slow down and control liver cancer before defiinite treatment such as liver transplant since liver cancer can be multifocal.

Answered 9/11/2014

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Dr. Eric Chen answered

Specializes in Radiology

No: Chemoembolization is not a curative therapy - it is only palliative, meaning life prolonging.

Answered 6/24/2013

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