Liver Cancer Treatment in Winchester
A liver cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming—but you have options. Winchester Radiologists offers minimally invasive, image-guided cancer treatments that target tumors directly while sparing healthy tissue. Procedures like chemoembolization (TACE), radioembolization (TARE), and tumor ablation can treat liver tumors without major surgery, often as part of a coordinated care plan with your oncologist.
- Targets tumors directly, sparing healthy liver tissue
- Minimally invasive (no open surgery)
- Often performed as an outpatient or short-stay procedure
- Can be combined with other cancer therapies
- Faster recovery than traditional surgery
How It Works
A catheter delivers chemotherapy or radiation beads (TACE/TARE), or heat ablation, straight to the tumor through the artery that feeds it.
The Goal
Shrink or destroy liver tumors, slow disease progression, and preserve as much healthy liver function as possible.
An Alternative
For patients who are not candidates for surgery, interventional treatment offers an effective, lower-risk path to controlling liver cancer.
What Causes Liver Cancer?
Liver cancer can begin in the liver itself (primary liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma) or spread to the liver from another part of the body (metastatic cancer). Several factors can raise your risk:
- Chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- Cirrhosis or long-term liver damage
- Heavy alcohol use and fatty liver disease
- A prior cancer diagnosis that may spread to the liver
Because early liver cancer often has no symptoms, imaging plays a key role in finding and treating tumors as early as possible.
How Does Liver Cancer Treatment Work?
Interventional oncology treats liver tumors from the inside out. Using live imaging, your interventional radiologist threads a thin catheter through a small puncture to the blood vessels feeding the tumor. From there, the team can deliver chemotherapy beads (TACE), radioactive Y90 microspheres (TARE), or apply heat or cold to destroy the tumor (ablation). Treating the tumor directly concentrates the therapy where it's needed while limiting effects on the rest of the body.
Is Interventional Liver Cancer Treatment Right for You?
These therapies may be an option whether you have a single tumor, multiple tumors, or cancer that has spread to the liver—and they are often used when surgery isn't possible. Your interventional radiologist works alongside your oncologist and care team to review your imaging and recommend the approach best suited to your diagnosis and overall health.
Ready to Discuss Your Treatment Options?
You don't have to navigate a liver cancer diagnosis alone. Our interventional radiology team will review your case and explain which minimally invasive options may be right for you.
Our Radiologists Specialize in Interventional Oncology
Winchester Radiologists' interventional team performs image-guided cancer treatments right here in Winchester.
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