Can liver cancer be cured?
Yes, liver cancer can be cured. The two curative methods are surgical resection or liver transplant. But patients must be aware that both treatments are very operator-dependent. Good surgeons with vast experience and good supportive team members such as hepatologist, intensivist, and anesthetist, and solid infrastructure are essential to success. 1. Surgical resection: Surgical resection means taking out the cancer from rest of the liver. The cancer must be located at one part of the liver, and rest of the liver must be healthy. 2. Liver transplant: If the liver cancer occupies both lobes of the liver, or if the non-cancerous liver is not healthy, then surgical resection cannot be performed. Liver transplant means removing the whole liver, together with the cancer, followed by replacement with half a liver from a healthy donor. Liver transplant is the best treatment option for liver cancer when the cancer has not spread outside the liver. At our centre, 85% of liver cancer patients can
