Treatment Options for Hepatobiliary Cancers
Hepatobiliary cancers are often treated by a combination of different approaches including surgery, liver transplantation, radiation, chemotherapy, and a variety of liver-directed procedures.
Because hepatobiliary cancers involve
vital organs patients should seek advice from doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers. These specialists may include
liver surgeons, medical oncologists, gastroenterologists, radiation oncologists, hepatologists (liver specialists), organ transplantation surgeons, and interventional radiologists. Some of the large medical centers that are known to specialize in hepatobiliary cancers are found in the
How to Find Treatment page.
On this website you will find general descriptions for each of the available treatments for cancers of the bile ducts, gallbladder and liver. Each patient’s situation is unique; therefore their physicians can only make a specific treatment plan for an individual patient.
Last Updated on 2/14/2012 7:49:27 PM