Overview

• What You Need to Know about Liver Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

Symptoms

• Loss of appetite and weight.
• Abdominal pain, especially in the upper right part of your abdomen, that may extend into your back and shoulder.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• General weakness and fatigue.
• An enlarged liver.
• Abdominal swelling (ascites).
• Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice) due to a buildup of bilirubin — the residue from the breakdown of red blood cells.

Diagnosis

• How Is Liver Cancer Found? (American Cancer Society)
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Abdominal Ultrasound (WebMDHealth)
• Liver Biopsy (WebMDHealth)

Treatments

• How Is Liver Cancer Treated? (American Cancer Society)
• Radiofrequency Ablation From the Cleveland Clinic (WebMDHealth)

Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute