Treatment Treatment Liver cancer is difficult to treat unless it is found in early stages, when it is still small and hasn t spread very far. Even if curing the cancer is not an option, treatment may be given to ease symptoms. Sometimes physicians use more than one of these methods to best treat the disease.
Surgery is the only way to cure liver cancer.
Surgery can only be performed if the cancer has not spread very far, and if the liver tissue is healthy. The side effects of surgery depend on the extent of the operation, the patient s general health, and other factors. Pain for the first few days after surgery is to be expected, but it can be controlled with medicine. People should feel free to discuss pain relief with the doctor or nurse. Ablation is local therapy that treats a tumor without removing it.