Liver Cancer

Liver cancer occurs when irregular cells grow in the liver, the organ that filters blood, aides with digestion, and stores nutrients. At BJC HealthCare, our team offers expert, personalized care to accurately diagnose and effectively treat liver cancer.

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Why choose us for liver cancer?

BJC HealthCare offers excellent care for bladder cancer, at any stage. Our Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, along with its five satellite locations, is designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 

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In addition to Siteman locations, BJC HealthCare offers comprehensive and convenient care in locations across the region. Our Missouri Baptist Medical Center program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC). 

We combine a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, research, and clinical excellence in locations designed by patients, doctors, and nurses. Decades of experience has taught us that when treating cancer, comfort and compassion are just as important as the science of medicine.

All of our gastroenterologists excel at caring for people with liver cancer. With a full range of diagnostic technology and techniques at their disposal, our physicians offer you:  

  • Expert diagnosis: Using their combined decades of experience, our physicians can quickly distinguish between common liver conditions like hepatitis and serious conditions like liver cancer.
  • Innovative treatments: Dedicated to innovative research and treatment plans, our physicians can treat patients that other centers can't. This includes those with more advanced liver cancers. Siteman Cancer Center is a regional leader in liver transplants and along with WashU Medicine lead research studies into liver cancer treatment.  
  • Close collaboration: Your referring gastroenterologist maintains close contact with your liver cancer physician to relay all key diagnostic findings. We work with your entire treatment team to ensure you receive seamless, coordinated care.  

The Siteman approach to liver cancer

Patients who come to the Siteman Cancer Center for treatment of liver cancer are seen by a team of WashU Medicine physicians — surgical, medical and radiation oncologists — often during the same visit.  

How is liver cancer treated?

Your liver cancer treatment plan depends on multiple factors, including how advanced the disease is and your overall health.  Treatment may include: 

Chemotherapy

You take medication that destroys fast-growing cells, including cancer cells.

Radiation therapy

Our doctors use high doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells.

Immunotherapy

You take medications that harness your immune system to fight cancer.

Liver transplant
Siteman is the region's only center providing liver transplant for eligible patients with certain liver and bile duct cancers. People with early or advanced liver cancer, who previously had little hope of survival, now have a second chance because of our expertise in liver transplantation. Liver transplantation may be an option if the cancer is contained within your liver.

Clinical trial treatments
Our physicians actively investigate new cancer therapies with the goal of finding a cure. Your treatment may include new and promising treatments available through clinical trials.

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