Providence Health & Services

Providence Liver Cancer Clinic evaluates and recommends treatment for patients diagnosed with liver cancer.  The clinic’s team of surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hepatologists, interventional radiologists and oncology nurse navigator reviews individual patient cases and determines how the latest medical advances may best be used to treat each patient who visits our clinic.

By concentrating surgical and oncological expertise in a single magnet center, Medical Director Paul D. Hansen, M.D., and other members of the clinic are creating resources and pathways for patients to be treated quickly with state-of-the-art technology and by an exceptionally skilled and experienced medical staff.

Providence Liver Cancer Clinic offers open and laparoscopic surgery, surgical endoscopy, interventional radiology, access to clinical trials, integrative medicine, nutrition consults, support services and counseling for patients and their families.

Providence Liver Cancer Clinic is a leader in providing liver cancer patients access to advanced surgical care and other treatment options.

After being diagnosed with liver cancer, you might ask: What happens next? Our team of specialists at Providence Liver Cancer Clinic will help you answer that question. Our multidisciplinary liver cancer specialists meet weekly to review your case and the team makes treatment recommendations.

Recommendations may include being seen by members of the team who specialize in minimally invasive approaches to treating liver cancer.  Providers may include: minimally invasive surgeons,  interventional radiologists, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists.

Therapies may include:

• Minimally-invasive surgical procedures
• Yttrium90 
• Drug-eluting beads
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Stereotactic body radiotherapy
• Sorafenib (Nexavar) biologic therapy
• Clinical trials

For more information, call Providence Liver Cancer Clinic at 503-215-8650 or click on the brochure below.