Table of Contents
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Preface |
vii |
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Acknowledgments |
ix |
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Paul’s Story |
xi |
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PART
1 |
THE
BASICS |
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Questions 1-4 |
Provide Information on All the
Basics About the Liver and Liver Cancer, Including: |
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What is the
Liver? |
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What is Liver
Cancer? |
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Are there
Different Types of Liver Cancer? |
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PART
2 |
RISK
FACTORS |
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Questions 5-15 |
Discuss the Risks of Developing
Liver Failure (Cirrhosis) and Cancer, Including: |
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Is Hepatocellular
Cancer Common? |
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Who is at Risk
for Developing Liver Cancer? |
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What is Liver
Cirrhosis? |
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PART
3 |
SCREENING |
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Questions 16-20 |
Address Who should be Screened for
Liver Cancer and What Tests You might Need, Including: |
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Who should be
Screened for Liver Cancer? |
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Why is
Screening for Liver Cancer Performed? |
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What Does
Screening Entail? |
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PART
4 |
DIAGNOSIS
AND STAGING |
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Questions 21-26 |
Discuss What You would Feel or
Complain of If You have Liver Cancer, as Well as How Your Doctor will Know If
You have Liver Cancer, Including: |
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What are the
Symptoms of Liver Cancer? |
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How is Liver
Cancer Diagnosed? |
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What is Cancer
Staging, And Why is it Relevant? |
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PART
5 |
COPING
WITH THE DIAGNOSIS |
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Questions 27-32 |
Answer Questions About How to
Live with Liver Cancer, Including: |
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How Long Do
People Live with Liver Cancer? |
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Does Cirrhosis
Influence the Treatment of Liver Cancer and the Quality and Length of Life? |
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What is
Multidisciplinary Care? |
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PART
6 |
TREATMENT |
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Questions 33-78 |
Offer Information on All the Therapies
that are Available to You to Treat Your Liver Cancer, Including: |
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What Treatment
Options are Available for Liver Cancer? |
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Who Decides
What Therapy I should Receive? |
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What Determines
Whether a Tumor can be Removed? |
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PART
7 |
CANCER-RELATED
PRACTICAL ISSUES |
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Questions 79–85 |
Address Dealing with Liver
Cancer on a Day-to-Day Basis, Including: |
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I Feel
Overwhelmed by All of the Information that I am Receiving. How do I Make Any Decisions
Regarding My Treatment? |
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Will Changing
My Diet Alter My Cancer? |
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What is a
Mediport? |
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PART
8 |
CIRRHOSIS-RELATED
PRACTICAL ISSUES |
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Questions 86-92 |
Provide Practical Advice About Managing
All the Complications of Liver Failure (Cirrhosis), Including: |
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My Legs and/or
My Abdomen are Swollen. What can I Do About It? |
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What is Meant
When My Platelets are Low? |
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I am Vomiting or
Passing Blood and Coffee-Ground Material in My Stool. What is Causing This? |
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PART
9 |
SOCIAL
AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES |
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Questions 93-100 |
Explore All the Options that are
Available for Support, or in Case All Therapies Fail, Including: |
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Can My Liver
Cancer be Transmitted to My Family? |
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Can I Work
While Getting Treated? |
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What If My
Doctors Suggest Stopping My Current Therapy? |
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Glossary |
123 |
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Index |
131 |
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