American Liver Society

Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options for liver cancer.

The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:

The stage of the cancer (the size of the tumor, whether it affects part or all of the liver, or has spread to other places in the body).
How well the liver is working.
The patient’s general health, including whether there is cirrhosis of the liver.
Prognosis is also affected by alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels.

Changes to This Summary (05/18/2004)

http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adult-primary-liver/patient

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