Follow-up Care
You'll need regular checkups (such as every 3
months) after treatment for liver cancer. Checkups help
ensure that any changes in your health are noted and
treated if needed. If you have any health problems
between checkups, you should contact your doctor.
Sometimes liver cancer comes back after treatment.
Your doctor will check for return of cancer. Checkups
may include a physical exam, blood tests, ultrasound,
CT scans, or other tests.
For people who have had a liver transplant, the
doctor will test how well the new liver is working. The
doctor also will watch you closely to make sure the
new liver isn't being rejected. People who have had a
liver transplant may want to discuss with the doctor the
type and schedule of follow-up tests that will be
needed.
The NCI has publications to help answer questions
about follow-up care and other concerns. You may find
it helpful to read the NCI booklet Facing Forward:
Life After Cancer Treatment. You may also want to
read the NCI fact sheet Follow-up Care After Cancer
Treatment.
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