An experienced surgical oncologist, Dr. Rajiv Datta performs operations as director of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Head and Neck Surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York. Among his many services, Dr. Rajiv Datta provides life-saving surgery to patients with liver tumors.

1. SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR THYROID
CANCER
Dr. Rajiv Datta

2. INTRODUCTION
 An experienced surgical oncologist, Dr. Rajiv Datta performs
operations as director of the Division of Surgical Oncology and
Head and Neck Surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital
in Oceanside, New York. Among his many services, Dr. Rajiv
Datta provides life-saving surgery to patients with liver tumors.
The liver, an organ without which humans cannot survive, carries
out such functions as filtering toxins from the blood, aiding
digestion, and regulating the balance of vitamins and minerals in
the body. Sometimes, cells that make up the liver mutate in such
a way that they begin to multiply out of control, forming masses
that interrupt liver function. When malignant, doctors classify
these masses of mutated cells as liver cancer.

3. THYROID CANCER
 Annually, roughly 1 million people develop liver
cancer. The disease is more common in people living
in places like Japan and China. However, it is on the
rise in the United States. In fact, experts project that it
could become the third-deadliest cancer in America
by 2030.
Surgery ranks among the most potent treatment tools
available to oncologists caring for patients with liver
cancer. Unfortunately, only about a fifth of people with
the disease have tumors that are operable. For those
outside of this group, treatment options include
radiofrequency ablation.