LIVER CANCER 

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

OUR TEAM

The Walter Payton Center's multidisciplinary care team includes hepatologists, gastroenterologists, hepatobiliary and liver surgeons, interventional radiologists, oncologists, pathologists, research scientists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, psychologists and dieticians.

LIVER CANCER

Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is one of the deadliest forms of cancer known, and is the most rapidly increasing cause of cancer deaths in the United States.  The Walter Payton Liver Center (WPLC) is a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of liver and bile duct (hepatobiliary) cancers.

DIAGNOSIS

When liver cancer is diagnosed early, patients have more therapeutic options and treatment is often more effective.  The WPLC uses advanced screening and diagnostic techonologies to evaluate liver and bile duct cancers, including biomarker tests, high-resolution CT scans, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).

TREATMENT

We offer a comprehensive range of treatments for liver cancer, including minimally invasive therapies such as radioembolization and radiofrequency ablation as well as laparoscopic surgery and liver transplantation.

THE FIGHT FOR A CURE

The Walter Payton Center Guild has set a goal that the researchers at the WPLC will be working to find a cure for liver cancer by 2020.  With the support of the Guild, researchers at UIC are focusing on gaining a better understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to the development of liver cancer.  The work is critical for understanding the processes that cause liver cancer and the studies necessary for the development of successful preventative and therapeutic modalities.  In addition, we are currently developing chemopreventative studies.  For additional information on our liver cancer research, please click here.