Methods of TCM in diagnosing liver cancer

What are the methods for diagnosing liver cancer? Liver cancer is a common malignant tumor. In the early stage of the disease, the symptoms are not obvious and it is very easy to be confused with other diseases. By the time people pay attention to it, the disease has already reached the middle and late stages. Early detection and early treatment are the prerequisites for treating the disease. So, how to diagnose liver cancer? The following is a detailed explanation for everyone.

Routine blood test. Routine blood test is one of the means used to detect the patient's overall physical condition, including the number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, and the content of hemoglobin in red blood cells.

X-ray angiography. Since the liver cancer area of ​​liver cancer patients is generally rich in blood vessels, selective abdominal artery angiography can show cancer nodules with a diameter of more than a few centimeters, and the positive rate is in the majority. X-ray angiography is a commonly used method for diagnosing liver cancer.

Blood test. Blood test is used to measure the amount of tumor markers or other indicators released into the blood by organs and tissues of the body. Abnormality of an indicator may indicate that the organ or tissue that secretes the substance has a disease. Increased alpha-fetoprotein in the blood may be a sign of liver cancer. Other carcinoid or non-cancerous diseases, such as cirrhosis and hepatitis, may cause elevated alpha-fetoprotein.

Since the radiation released by Western medicine during testing is quite harmful to the body and can cause serious harm to the body, experts generally do not recommend using Western medicine for diagnosis and instead choose Traditional Chinese Medicine to diagnose cancer, which is both convenient and fast, as well as accurate and harmless to the body.

The above is a detailed introduction to the methods of diagnosing liver cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Experts remind patients: Don’t panic if you have liver cancer. You must adjust your mentality and face life with a positive and optimistic attitude, so that patients can get rid of the pain of the disease.

Liver qi stagnation syndrome is characterized by chest and flank pain, chest tightness and discomfort, which worsens after getting angry, enlarged liver, poor appetite, thin white tongue coating, and stringy pulse. Treatment should be to soothe the liver and regulate qi.

The symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness are chest and flank pain, lumps under the flank, loss of appetite, nausea, belching, fatigue, loose stools, pale red tongue with teeth marks, thin white fur, and slow pulse. The treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome is characterized by chest and flank pain, fixed pain, especially at night, lumps under the flank, belching or hiccups, abdominal distension and poor appetite, dry stool and little urine, dark purple tongue with ecchymosis, thin white or greasy fur, and thready and wiry pulse. Treatment should be to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soften and disperse lumps.

The symptoms of liver and gallbladder damp-heat type are upper abdominal mass, abdominal distension, yellow eyes and skin, drum-like abdomen, upset and bitter taste in the mouth, nausea and poor appetite, constipation and yellow urine, dark purple tongue, thick and greasy yellow tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. The treatment should be to clear dampness and heat, resolve blood stasis and disperse nodules.

5. Symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency include pain in the ribs, weight loss and fatigue, low fever and night sweats, fever in the five parts of the body, dark skin, dry stool and less urine, red tongue with little coating, and thin pulse. Treatment should be to nourish yin and clear heat, strengthen the body and fight cancer.

The above classification is a typical syndrome, but in clinical practice, deficiency and excess are often mixed, and clinical treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation. Generally, qi stagnation is the main symptom in the early stage, blood stasis and cold dampness are the main symptom in the middle stage, and liver and kidney yin deficiency is the main symptom in the late stage.