Radiofrequency
Ablation

Cryotherapy/
Cryosurgery

Chemotherapy

Chemoembolization

Percutaneous
Ethanol
Injection (PEI)

Hepatic Arterial
Infusion (HAI)

Radiation

Resection






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Radiation

Whole or partial liver irradiation is infrequently used in the treatment of liver cancer. It is not effective and can actually be more harmful to the patient, causing radiation hepatitis and fatality.



















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