Liver Cancer

Study associates ultrasound with better survival in hepatocellular carcinoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 2nd, 2002

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A multicenter investigation headed by researchers at National Taiwan University has linked the use of ultrasound with improved survival rates in patients at a high risk for developing primary liver cancer.

The long-term study looked at individuals at high risk who developed a form of primary liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over an average of 7 years. The individuals were enrolled in a two-tier program, with those who presented with at least one of six markers for liver cancer being given screening ultrasounds over a intervals ranging from 3 to 6 months, and others without the markers receiving only annual...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-04-02)

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