How much does radiotherapy for liver cancer cost

How much does radiotherapy for liver cancer cost? The importance of the liver to our body is well known. Once there is a problem with the liver, the normal functioning system of the whole body will also be affected. Therefore, liver cancer is very harmful to the human body. Once it is discovered, it needs to be treated in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing more serious consequences.

⒈ Rupture and bleeding of cancerous nodules Liver cancer can rupture spontaneously due to tumor development, necrosis and softening, or due to external force, increased intra-abdominal pressure (such as severe coughing, straining to defecate, etc.) or after a physical examination. The chance of rupture of massive liver cancer is more common than that of nodular liver cancer. When liver cancer ruptures, patients have severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension and cold sweats, and shock may occur in severe cases. The amount of internal bleeding caused by liver cancer is small due to the small rupture, which can often be stopped by the adhesion of the greater omentum, and the symptoms can be relieved by themselves after 3 to 5 days. During the physical examination, tenderness, rebound pain and muscle tension can be found in the abdomen. In severe cases, the pulse is thin and rapid, blood pressure is low, the abdomen is distended, and there is mobile dullness. Heavy bleeding caused by liver cancer rupture can lead to the death of the patient in a short period of time. If the bleeding is stopped by surgery, some patients can prolong their lives. There are also people who survive long-term after surgical resection of early small cancer nodules.

⒉Hepatic encephalopathy is usually a complication of liver cancer in the terminal stage. It is caused by extensive and severe damage to the liver parenchyma caused by liver cancer or concurrent cirrhosis. The prognosis of liver cancer with hepatic encephalopathy is much more serious than that of other liver diseases. Drugs that damage the liver, bleeding, infection, electrolyte imbalance, the use of large amounts of diuretics or paracentesis are often factors that induce hepatic encephalopathy.

⒊ Most cases of gastrointestinal bleeding are caused by portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis or cancer thrombus, which causes esophageal varicose veins to rupture and bleed. Patients often die from hemorrhagic shock or induced hepatic encephalopathy. In addition, patients with advanced liver cancer may also suffer from extensive bleeding due to gastrointestinal mucosal erosion, ulcers and coagulation disorders.

How to eat in the late stage of liver cancer?

1. Balanced diet: Liver cancer patients consume a lot of energy, so they must be guaranteed to have enough nutrition. The simplest way to measure the nutritional status of patients is whether they can maintain their weight. To maintain a normal weight, the best way is to maintain a balanced diet, requiring patients to eat more fresh vegetables, and half of them should be green leafy vegetables.

2. Low fat and high protein: A high-fat diet can affect and aggravate the condition, while a low-fat diet can alleviate symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension in patients with liver cancer. Patients with liver cancer have poor appetite and eat less. If they do not have a balanced diet, they must increase the calories of their diet and eat fats and sweets that are easy to digest and absorb, such as honey and royal jelly. Sucrose, vegetable oil, cream, etc. Patients with liver cancer should eat more protein-rich foods, especially high-quality protein, such as lean meat, eggs, beans, milk, etc., to prevent a decrease in albumin. However, in the late stage of liver cancer, when liver function is poor, protein intake should be controlled to avoid excessive protein intake that may induce hepatic encephalopathy.

3. Supplement more vitamins: Vitamin A, C, E, K, etc. have certain auxiliary anti-tumor effects. Vitamin C is mainly found in fresh vegetables and fruits. Carotene can be converted into vitamin A after entering the human body, so liver cancer patients should eat more animal liver, carrots, cauliflower, day lily, cabbage, figs, jujubes, etc. At the same time, they should also eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as radish, pumpkin, bamboo shoots, asparagus, apples, black plums, kiwis, etc.

There are individual differences in how to treat liver cancer. Each patient has a different condition and physical fitness, and their responses to treatment effects are different. Especially for liver cancer, the condition changes in many ways and the development trend is unstable. The specific treatment of liver cancer is a systematic and complex process. There is a treatment principle for liver cancer: comprehensive treatment according to different stages of disease development. Early surgical resection is still the most effective treatment method. For inoperable middle and late stage liver cancer, traditional Chinese medicine, chemotherapy, four-dimensional multi-targeted therapy, etc. can be used according to the condition.