liver cancer Archive

Before being sedated, Aaron Davis gives a thumbs up with his surgical team. (photo by Donn Jones)

February 12, 2026

Vanderbilt Health celebrates milestone for novel histotripsy procedure

Appealing to patients for its noninvasive nature, it avoids many of the traditional drawbacks of surgeries that use incisions, including pain management.

By Evan Dorian

Suzanne Duckworth rings the bell in honor of her husband, Matt Duckworth. (photo by Susan Urmy)

May 1, 2025

All cancer patients at Vanderbilt-Ingram will have the opportunity to ring the bell

Seven months after cancer patient Matt Duckworth’s death, the bell pealed loudly at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center infusion clinic as a plaque was unveiled in his honor.

By Tom Wilemon

March 10, 2022

Bots boost liver cancer outcome

Vanderbilt researchers report that robotic-assisted surgery is comparable, if not superior, to laparoscopic surgery for early-stage liver cancer patients.

By Leah Mann

December 13, 2018

Philip’s liver cancer research receives V Foundation support

Mary Philip, MD, PhD, has been named a 2019 V Scholar and will receive $200,000 from the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

By Tom Wilemon

September 14, 2018

Diabetes drug may prevent cancer

The research suggests that metformin should be further studied clinically for the prevention of liver cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications

April 12, 2018

Agreement renewal bolsters liver tumor research

Sirtex Medical Ltd. has renewed a grant award to Dan Brown, MD, professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and chief of Interventional Oncology, and his Vanderbilt Health colleagues, for a research program designed to treat patients with liver tumors that cannot be addressed with surgery.