How to treat primary liver cancer

Primary liver cancer is actually a relatively common malignant tumor, and this disease often occurs in people between the ages of 40 and 50. Therefore, we must pay attention to the treatment and actively proceed with it. Common treatments include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

1. Surgery

Surgery is the first choice and the most effective method for treating liver cancer. Surgical methods include radical liver resection, palliative liver resection, etc.

2. Treatment of unresectable liver cancer

For unresectable liver cancer, intraoperative hepatic artery ligation, hepatic artery chemoembolization, radiofrequency, freezing, laser, microwave and other treatments can be used according to the specific situation and have certain therapeutic effects. Primary liver cancer is also one of the indications for liver transplantation.

3. Chemotherapy

If the laparotomy reveals that the tumor cannot be removed, or as a follow-up treatment for palliative tumor resection, regional chemoembolization can be performed by placing a pump (subcutaneous buried perfusion device) in the hepatic artery and/or portal vein. For those who are estimated to be unresectable by surgery, radiological intervention can also be performed, with selective cannulation through the femoral artery to the hepatic artery, and injection of embolic agents (commonly used such as iodized oil) and anticancer drugs for chemoembolization. Some patients may thus have the opportunity for surgical resection.

4. Radiation therapy

For patients with good general condition, good liver function, no cirrhosis, no jaundice, ascites, hypersplenism and esophageal varices, relatively localized cancer, no distant metastasis, and who are not suitable for surgical resection or have recurrence after surgery, comprehensive treatment with radiation as the main method can be used.

5. Biological treatment

Commonly used ones include immune RNA, interferon, interleukin-2, thymosin, etc., which can be used in combination with chemotherapy.

6. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine

It adopts the method of syndrome differentiation and treatment, and combines attack and supplementation, and is often used in combination with other therapies. To enhance the body's resistance to disease, improve general condition and symptoms, and reduce adverse reactions to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.