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Researchers have identified a deadly liver cancer subtype and created an AI tool that detects it from routine slides in minutes. Even better, they discovered a powerful drug combination that shrinks these tumors without harming healthy tissue.
Raymond Lo survived stage four liver cancer 31 years ago and says the disease saved his life by teaching him how to truly live. Now he's preparing to paddle 65 kilometers solo to raise funds and awareness for cancer patients.
A toddler with aggressive metastatic liver cancer is now cancer-free after just two doses of an experimental therapy. The breakthrough could transform how doctors treat solid tumors that once seemed unstoppable.
Kettering Health in Ohio now offers a groundbreaking liver cancer treatment that destroys tumors using sound waves alone—no surgery, no radiation, and patients often go home the same day. The non-invasive procedure can even target tumors other treatments can't reach.
Liver cancer patients in West Virginia can now access a groundbreaking treatment that destroys tumors using sound waves instead of surgery. The $1.3 million system at Cabell Huntington Hospital is the first of its kind in the state.
Scientists have created a cancer-fighting technology that works like a smart weapon, identifying and destroying only the cells carrying specific cancer mutations while leaving healthy tissue untouched. Two new studies, including work from a Nobel laureate's lab, show the approach working in live animal models.
A father of three becomes the first patient at a Southern California hospital to receive an innovative pump that delivers chemotherapy directly to liver tumors. The treatment could make surgery possible for patients who previously had no curative options.
A Florida cancer center is using ultrasound to destroy inoperable liver tumors without surgery, cuts, or the harsh side effects of traditional treatments. The breakthrough technology uses sound waves to turn cancer into harmless liquid the body naturally clears away.
A simple blood test now catches early-stage liver cancer four times more effectively than traditional ultrasound scans, offering new hope for the 90% of high-risk patients who skip screening. The breakthrough could save thousands of lives by detecting America's fastest-growing cancer when it's still highly treatable.
Researchers turned back the clock on aging livers by restoring youthful gut bacteria in older mice. None of the treated mice developed liver cancer, while untreated aging mice did.
Gordon Drygalski heard "I'm going to cure you" just weeks after a liver cancer diagnosis that friends said meant certain death. Today, thanks to an immunotherapy clinical trial at MD Anderson, he's living proof that early detection and innovative treatment can defeat one of medicine's toughest cancers.
Scientists gave older mice their own stored young gut bacteria and completely blocked liver cancer development. The breakthrough suggests our microbiome actively drives aging, not just reflects it.