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Radiotherapy roles in hepatocellular carcinoma: Review

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer and first leading cause of death in Thailand. The standard treatments are liver transplantation, liver resection or local ablative therapy or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for early stage disease. Transarterial chemoembolization is the treatment for locally advanced stage and advanced disease could be treated with combined therapy. In present, radiotherapy techniques are rapidly development and increasingly used for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. This article summarized roles of radiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Source: Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

DOI: 10.70933/2773-9465.1653

Author: Attapol Pinitpatcharalert

Institution: Thammasat University

Language: English

Topic: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W994177747

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