Childhood Liver Cancer Info

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The two types of liver cancer in children are hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. This eMedTV article discusses these conditions in detail, including treatment options, prognosis, risk factors, and symptoms.

Stages of childhood liver cancer depend on where the cancer is located and whether it has spread. This eMedTV page explains how the stages also vary according to whether they are determined before or after surgery, as well as common staging tests.

Surgery is often the first childhood liver cancer treatment, with other methods used pre- or post-surgery. This eMedTV article discusses these and other treatment options in detail and explains when each is more likely to be used.

This segment of the eMedTV Web site offers an in-depth look at liver cancer treatment in children by stage. It discusses options such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, and explains when each one might be used.