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Samsung’s Liver Cancer Center is staffed by more than 30 board certified doctors drawn from a range of departments, including gastroenterology, transplant surgery, hematology, oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology, and laboratory medicine. These specialists provide top-class treatment to patients with liver cancer.

Major areas of treatment

Specialty: Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)

Strengths

As a world-class hospital for the surgical treatment of liver cancer, we have shown exceptional medical outcomes:

  • Provides personalized treatment with patient-centric, multidisciplinary approach.
  • Achieved globally exemplary five-year survival rates: 50% between 2005-2009.
  • Performed over 7,6000 radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) since 1999.
  • Achieved excellent survival rates after radiofrequency thermal ablation therapy:
  • Strengths
    Category Year 5-year survival rate 10-year survival rate
    Samsung Medical Center 1999-2011 59.7% 32.3%
  • Improves quality of life through laparoscopy and robot surgery.

Diagnostic methods

The The Liver Cancer Center performs accurate early diagnosis and evaluation to provide successful treatment opportunities to patients:

  • Tumor markers (blood test)
  • Ultrasonography
  • Contrast enhanced ultrasonography
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Biopsy

Latest treatment methodst

Along with hepatectomy, liver transplantation, radiofrequency thermal ablation, chemoembolization of the hepatic artery, chemotherapy (targeted therapy), radiosurgery, and radiation therapy, the Samsung Liver Cancer Center has now begun to offer liver cancer cryotherapy.

Recent trends in clinical research

The Liver Cancer Center is playing a leading role in multi-institutional domestic and international clinical studies. The following is a list of recent studies conducted by our staff and faculty:

  • Liver cancer risk factor model was devised in patients with chronic liver diseases
  • New surveillance program was developed to diagnose early liver cancer
  • Applied optimized and personalized treatment for patients with advanced liver cancer who have low chance of complete remission
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Patients' Rights and Responsibilities

Patients' Rights

1. Right to receive medical care

Patients have the right to receive proper care in a safe setting without discrimination nor should their right to care be violated regardless of their gender, age, religion, social status, nationality, language, race, or physical/mental/financial status. Medical teams shall not refuse to provide care without justifiable reason.

2. Right to be informed and to make an autonomous decision

Patients have the right to obtain full and complete information from their medical team, to ask questions, and to determine their agreement or refusal concerning: diagnosis, treatment (purpose, plans and methods), outcomes of care (including unanticipated outcomes), discharge plan, participation in medical research studies, organ transplantation/donation, etc. Within ethical boundaries, patients may discontinue or refuse treatment, request that the medical team explain and suggest alternative treatments, and reserve the right to make their own decisions.

3. Right to confidentiality

Patients' rights to confidentiality regarding their physical/health status and privacy will not be violated. Patients can expect that all medical records/reports and their personal privacy will be kept confidential unless the patient has given consent or disclosure is permitted by law. To ensure their privacy, patients may be informed that Individuals not directly involved in their care may not be present and that the number of guardians accompanying patients to consultation rooms may be limited.

4. Right to request consultation and mediation

In the event of a medical dispute, patients may request consultation and mediation from an internal or external agency (Korea Consumer Agency, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency).

5. Right to have values and beliefs respected

Patients will not be discriminated against because of their culture, religious values, or beliefs, and their rights will not be violated.

6. Right to receive care in a safe setting

Patients have the right to receive hospital-provided care where the patient’s medical information is protected and patient safety can be assured. In addition, patients have the right to be protected from possible dangers that can occur in a hospital and to have stability of mind and body.

Patients' Responsibilities

1. Responsibility to trust and respect the medical team

Patients must accurately inform the medical team of their health condition and must trust and respect the medical team's treatment plan. Patients may be responsible for consequences that result from not following instructions.

2. Responsibility to not use dishonest methods for medical treatment

Patients must reveal their identity before receiving any medical care and must not use false or dishonest methods, such as seeking medical care under disguised ownership.

3. Responsibility to abide by all hospital regulations

Patients are expected to treat all hospital staff and other patients with courtesy and respect; to abide by all hospital rules; and to earnestly fulfill their financial obligation to the hospital. Also, patients and their family members are expected to participate in all safety regulations.