Liver Cancer
Common Questions & Answers
Early signs of liver cancer can include abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue.
Risk factors for liver cancer include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, smoking, excessive alcohol use, and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Diagnosis of liver cancer involves imaging tests, biopsies, and blood tests.
Treatment for liver cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. Some people with liver cancer may be eligible for a liver transplant.
Whether a person can be cured of liver cancer depends on how early the cancer is detected, the cause, and treatment options.

Daniel Landau, MD
Medical Reviewer
Daniel Landau, MD, is a distinguished board-certified hematologist-oncologist with a career that has spanned two eminent institutions: the Orlando Health Cancer Institute and the Medical University of South Carolina. With a specialized interest in genitourinary oncology and hematology, he has been at the forefront of managing both benign and malignant conditions.
Dr. Landau is a pioneering figure in integrating advanced technology into oncology, having served as a director of telemedicine services. Under his leadership, multiple innovative systems have been designed and piloted, all with a singular focus: enhancing the patient experience.
Beyond his clinical and technological endeavors, Landau is deeply committed to medical education. He has dedicated significant time and expertise to nurturing the skills of medical students, residents, and fellows, ensuring that the flame of knowledge and compassion burns bright in the next generation of oncologists.

Walter Tsang, MD
Medical Reviewer
Outside of his busy clinical practice, Tsang has taught various courses at UCLA Center for East West Medicine, Loma Linda University, and California University of Science and Medicine. He is passionate about health education and started an online seminar program to teach cancer survivors about nutrition, exercise, stress management, sleep health, and complementary healing methods. Over the years, he has given many presentations on integrative oncology and lifestyle medicine at community events. In addition, he was the founding co-chair of a lifestyle medicine cancer interest group, which promoted integrative medicine education and collaborations among oncology professionals.
Tsang is an active member of American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society for Integrative Oncology, and American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He currently practices at several locations in Southern California. His goal is to transform cancer care in the community, making it more integrative, person-centered, cost-effective and sustainable for the future.

Conor Steuer, MD
Medical Reviewer
Conor E. Steuer, MD, is medical oncologist specializing in the care of aerodigestive cancers, mesothelioma, and thymic malignancies and an assistant professor in the department of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. He joined the clinical staff at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute as a practicing physician in July 2015. He currently serves as chair of the Lung and Aerodigestive Malignancies Working Group and is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship.
Dr. Steuer received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 2009. He completed his postdoctoral training as a fellow in the department of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he was chief fellow in his final year.
He has been active in research including in clinical trial development, database analyses, and investigation of molecular biomarkers. He is interested in investigating the molecular biology and genomics of thoracic and head and neck tumors in order to be able to further the care of these patient populations. Additionally, he has taken an interest in utilizing national databases to perform clinical outcomes research, as well as further investigate rare forms of thoracic cancers.
Steuer's work has been published in many leading journals, such as Cancer, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, and Lung Cancer, and has been presented at multiple international conferences.
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