Patient Stories and Testimonials

Our Experience in Fighting My Dad's Liver Cancer
About a year and a half ago my Dad was diagnosed with a lump in his liver. It was first thought to be a benign tumor, but further tests confirmed it to be a hepatoma. We were in complete shock and disbelief because my Dad had no symptoms at all. He lived a very normal life and carried on with his work. The news was very hard for our family to accept and we very worried since we had very little knowledge about this disease. After my dad transferred to USC medical center for treatment we learned from the medical staff a great deal about my Dad's liver cancer and the process of fighting it. More...

My Experience With Cryo Surgery At University Hospital
On August 23, 2004 I checked in at University Hospital to have a lesion in my liver ablated by cryosurgery which basically means freezing the unwanted tissue, thereby killing it. This is a minimally invasive procedure that would probably be outpatient but for the fact that I also have Hepatitis-C and cirrhosis, so I was kept overnight for observation. More...