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GI Cancer and Maintaining the Necessary Nutritional Health

GI Cancer and Maintaining the Necessary Nutritional Health

  Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nutritional Health A healthy functioning GI tract is critical for maintaining weight and absorbing nutrients.  In this post, we discuss the what is necessary to maintain good nutritional health while fighting gastrointestinal cancers. Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer

Clancy Clark October 24, 2016August 13, 2020 Patient Education Read more

What is chemoembolization?

What is chemoembolization?

One of the minimally invasive treatments you have for liver cancer is called chemoembolization. This minimally invasive treatment is used in cases where the spread of cancer is considerable and you cannot treat it with surgery or radiofrequency ablation. This

Clancy Clark June 16, 2016August 13, 2020 Health Updates, Liver Cancer Read more

Surgery for the Treatment of Liver Cancer

Surgery for the Treatment of Liver Cancer

One of the best and most successful treatments of liver cancer is surgery. If all of the cancer can be removed the chances of success are higher, however that is not always possible because the cancer may have spread. Surgical

Clancy Clark May 24, 2016August 13, 2020 Health Updates, Liver Cancer Read more

Risk Factors and Symptoms of Liver Cancer

Risk Factors and Symptoms of Liver Cancer

They say ignorance is bliss, unless you’re facing liver cancer. The truth is ignoring warning signs and symptoms will only do more harm than good. In patients, there are certain risk factors that make them more prone to being at

Clancy Clark April 16, 2016August 13, 2020 Health Updates, Liver Cancer Read more

Chemotherapy and Liver Cancer

Chemotherapy and Liver Cancer

When surgery is not an option for the treatment of primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma) or metastatic cancer to the liver (colorectal cancer), patients should consider chemotherapy.  However, current chemotherapy options for liver cancer are limited.  Historically, response rates

Clancy Clark March 20, 2016August 13, 2020 Health Updates, Liver Cancer Read more
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