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Cancer that begins in the cells of the liver.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Liver diseases • Cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Preteen
6-13
Teenager
14-18
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Types of

Hepatoblastoma
Condition

Symptoms

Fatigue
Vomiting
Nausea
Diarrhea
Stomach pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Liver cancer
Sorafenib
2.9
8 reviews

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Liver cancer

Surgery

Liver transplant
3.6
9 reviews
Radiofrequency ablation
3.3
9 reviews
Chemoembolization
3.2
14 reviews
Liver surgery
2.8
9 reviews
Cryotherapy
2.6
8 reviews

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