Sir; I found out that I have liver cancer, UCLA sends me in to get MRI s every 3 months, they won t do anything until the tumor reaches 2 cc. Then they said they can do something to the tumor, like burn it off or radiation or even chemo. I don t want chemo, how do they burn it off is my question? Thank you...
Hello;Welcome to ChatDoctorFor very small liver tumor there are multiple treatment options. Surgery is one of the best and oldest treatment option. With modern laparoscopic/robotic approach it is lot easier for patient compared to older days. Now, non-surgical treatment options are also available. These include ablating(burning) tumor with Radiofrequency (RFA) in which a needle(electrode probe) is placed inside the tumor under image guidance and tumor is ablated using radiofrequency energy. Other option are trans-arterial chemo or radio embolization in which chemotherapy or radiotherapy is delivered only to part of liver affected by tumor from blood vessel.