For more information about liver cancer diagnosis and treatment, see the National Cancer Institute (US) Liver cancer treatment (PDQ®): health professional version.

Clinical practice guidelines for liver cancer:

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2016). AASLD guidelines for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
• European Society for Medical Oncology (2014). Hepatocellular carcinoma: ESMO–ESDO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
• European Society for the Study of the Liver & European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (2012). EASL-EORTC clinical practice guidelines: management of hepatocellular carcinoma
• Cancer Council Optimal Care Pathways; Optimal cancer care pathway for people with hepatocellular carcinoma

When reading materials that are published in other countries, note that some of the information may not apply to Australian patients.