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Learn about cancer treatment options including surgery, chemotherapy, and advanced targeted therapies.

Personalized cancer treatments, including robotic surgery and targeted therapy. Explore the multidisciplinary rehabilitation program at LIV Hospital.

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The Era of Precision Oncology

For decades, the “War on Cancer” relied on three blunt weapons: cut it out (surgery), burn it (radiation), or poison it (chemotherapy). While these methods saved millions of lives, they often came at a high cost to the patient’s quality of life.

At Liv Hospital, we have entered a new era: Precision Oncology. We no longer treat cancer based solely on where it is (lung, breast, colon); we treat it based on what it is genetically. By decoding the DNA of your specific tumor, we can select “Smart Weapons”—technologies and drugs that attack cancer cells with sniper-like accuracy while leaving your healthy hair, skin, and immune system largely untouched.

Whether it is using the MR-Linac to see a tumor move in real-time during radiation, or deploying Immunotherapy to train your own white blood cells to hunt down metastasis, our goal is clear: Maximum Impact, Minimum Toxicity.

Medical Oncology

Medical oncology is the systemic treatment of cancer—using medication to reach cells that may have spread throughout the body.

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What is Immunotherapy?

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This is the most significant breakthrough in cancer care in the last 20 years.

  • ** The Mechanism:** Cancer cells are masters of disguise. They display proteins (like PD-L1) that act as a “secret handshake,” telling your immune system, “Don’t attack me, I’m a friend.”
  • The Treatment: Immunotherapy drugs (like Pembrolizumab or Nivolumab) block this handshake. They “take the brakes off” your immune system.
  • The Result: Your own T-cells recognize the cancer as an enemy and destroy it. This often leads to “durable responses”—remissions that last for years, even in Stage 4 Melanoma or Lung Cancer.
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What is Targeted Therapy?

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Chemotherapy kills all fast-growing cells. Targeted therapy kills only cells with a specific genetic mutation.

  • The Process: We use Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to find the “driver mutation” of your tumor (e.g., EGFR, ALK, BRAF, HER2).
  • The Drug: You take a pill (usually oral) that blocks the signal telling the cancer to grow.
  • The Benefit: Because it targets a specific glitch in the cancer cell, side effects are often much milder than chemo (e.g., a skin rash instead of hair loss and nausea).

Traditional Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is still a vital tool, especially for aggressive cancers (Leukemia, Lymphoma, Triple-Negative Breast).

  • The Liv Difference: We use “Dose-Dense” protocols and supportive care (cooling caps to prevent hair loss, advanced anti-nausea meds) to make the experience as comfortable as possible.

Radiation Oncology

Radiation uses high-energy X-rays to break cancer DNA. The challenge has always been hitting the tumor without burning the healthy organs nearby. Liv Hospital is home to the MR-Linac (Unity), the world’s most advanced radiation machine.

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MR-Linac: Real-Time Adaptation

Standard radiation machines are “blind”—they use a CT scan from days ago. But tumors move. Your prostate moves when your bladder fills; your lung tumor moves when you breathe.

  • The Innovation: MR-Linac combines a Radiation machine with an MRI scanner.
  • The “Movie” View: We see a high-definition video of the tumor while the radiation is being delivered.
  • Gating: If the tumor moves out of the target zone (e.g., you cough), the beam stops instantly. It only fires when the target is locked.
  • The Benefit: We can deliver massive, curative doses in fewer sessions (SBRT)—often finishing treatment in 5 days instead of 6 weeks—with significantly less damage to nearby tissues.

CyberKnife & Gamma Knife

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For brain tumors or spinal metastases, we use Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS).

  • The Concept: It is not surgery; there is no knife. It is hundreds of tiny radiation beams converging on one point.
  • The Precision: Sub-millimeter accuracy. It essentially “vaporizes” the tumor DNA in 1–3 sessions, allowing patients to return to normal life immediately.

Surgical Oncology with Robotic Precision

When a tumor must be removed, our surgeons aim for “Negative Margins” (removing all cancer) while preserving function (nerves, speech, continence).

Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery

The robot does not operate autonomously; it is an extension of the surgeon’s hands.

  • 3D Vision: The surgeon sees the tissue magnified 10x in 3D high definition.
  • Wristed Instruments: The robot’s tiny hands can rotate 360 degrees—far more than a human wrist.
  • Key Applications:
    • Prostatectomy: Removing the prostate while sparing the microscopic nerve bundles responsible for erections and bladder control.
    • Hysterectomy: Removing the uterus through tiny incisions, reducing hospital stay from 4 days to 1 day.
    • Colorectal: Precise removal of bowel tumors without needing a permanent colostomy bag (in many cases).

Organ Preservation Surgery

We fight to save the organ whenever possible.

  • Breast: We prioritize Oncoplastic Surgery (Lumpectomy + Reshaping) over Mastectomy.
  • Larynx (Voice Box): Using laser surgery to remove vocal cord tumors while saving the voice.
  • Limb: Using advanced radiation and vascular surgery to remove bone tumors without amputation (Limb Salvage Surgery).

Nuclear Medicine

Theranostics = Therapy + Diagnostics. This futuristic field uses radioactive molecules to “Search and Destroy.”

Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) Therapy

  • PSMA Therapy (Prostate): For advanced prostate cancer that has spread to bones. We attach a radioactive isotope (Lu-177) to a molecule that seeks out Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA). It travels through the blood, attaches to cancer cells anywhere in the body, and irradiates them from the inside.
  • DOTATATE Therapy (Neuroendocrine): Similar technology used for rare neuroendocrine tumors (like Steve Jobs had).

TARE (Y-90 Radioembolization)

For liver cancer (HCC) or liver metastases.

  • The Procedure: Millions of microscopic glass beads containing radioactive Yttrium-90 are injected directly into the artery feeding the liver tumor.
  • The Attack: The beads get stuck in the tumor capillaries and emit high-dose radiation from within, cutting off the blood supply and killing the tumor, while sparing the healthy liver.

Interventional Oncology

For patients who cannot undergo major surgery, we offer minimally invasive options.

Ablation (Burning or Freezing)

Using CT guidance, we insert a needle into the tumor.

  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): Uses heat to cook the tumor.
  • Cryoablation: Uses gas to freeze the tumor into an ice ball.
  • Microwave Ablation: Uses microwave energy.
  • Best For: Small tumors in the kidney, lung, or liver. It is a “lunchtime procedure” with almost no recovery time.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the difference between chemotherapy and immunotherapy?

Chemotherapy kills rapidly dividing cells directly, while immunotherapy boosts the body’s immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.

External beam radiation does not make you radioactive. However, internal radiation (brachytherapy) implants may emit radiation for a short time.

It is a common myth that surgery spreads the disease; surgeons use special techniques and barriers to prevent cells from spreading during operations.

Targeted therapy uses drugs to identify and attack specific types of cancer cells with less harm to normal cells, often based on genetic markers.

Chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, and since hair follicles divide quickly, they are often affected, leading to temporary hair loss.

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