How to prevent liver cancer recurrence

Some diseases can be cured once and for all and will never recur, but some diseases are just the opposite. Although they have been cured at the time, they will recur soon after. So, how to determine whether liver cancer will recur? What are the signs of liver cancer recurrence?

How to be sure that liver cancer will recur.

The recurrence rate after liver cancer resection is relatively high, and the diagnosis of recurrence is based on alpha-fetoprotein and imaging diagnosis such as ultrasound, CT or MRI. Generally speaking, during the examination, if alpha-fetoprotein continues to rise and ultrasound examination finds new substantial lesions, the possibility of recurrence should be considered. Usually, enhanced CT or MRI examination can confirm whether there is recurrence.

A common situation in clinical practice is that alpha-fetoprotein continues to rise, but ultrasound, CT, MRI, or even hepatic artery angiography does not find substantial liver lesions. This situation may have the following possibilities:

1. If the alpha-fetoprotein level is elevated due to hepatitis, it is important to determine whether the elevated alpha-fetoprotein level is caused by hepatitis. Liver function should be checked at the same time. If the alanine aminotransferase level is elevated and the viral DNA concentration is high, antiviral and liver protection treatments are required. Once liver function improves and the alanine aminotransferase level returns to normal, the alpha-fetoprotein level will return to normal.

How to prevent liver cancer recurrence.

At present, there are many ways to prevent the recurrence of liver cancer, but they are still in the research stage, and there is no recognized effective method. Interventional therapy is widely used in China, but the actual effect is not ideal. For large liver cancer, postoperative chemotherapy and embolic drug interventional therapy (mainly by blocking tumor blood vessels) may be meaningful, but for small liver cancer, since there is basically no residual tumor in the liver after radical surgery, it is uncertain whether the medication will be effective and what the long-term effect will be. What's more, these drugs may damage the liver and bring negative effects.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the formation of tumors is a local manifestation of systemic diseases. Although the local tumor has been removed, the patient's overall dysfunction has not been corrected, that is, the soil for the formation of tumors has not been improved. Once the conditions are right, the tumor will recur. The Chinese medicine program is guided by the holistic concept. At the stage when the tumor load is the smallest after surgery, it improves the overall function, improves the function of the internal organs, changes the overall environment suitable for tumor growth, and cooperates with detoxifying Chinese medicine to eliminate the remaining tumor cells. This two-pronged approach can delay or prevent the recurrence of liver cancer. The program uses cat ginseng and stone stalks to detoxify and fight cancer, and uses raw rice kernels, malt sprouts, and Shenqu to protect the spleen and stomach and support the positive energy. It is supplemented with turtle shells and other softening and dispersing nodules to achieve the effect of strengthening the body and detoxification.

After reading the above statements, I believe you must have some answers to how to determine whether liver cancer will recur and how to prevent the recurrence of liver cancer. Only when we find the root cause of the disease, no matter what kind of disease it is, it can be cured.