How does TCM treat advanced liver cancer?

How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat advanced liver cancer?

1. The TCM treatment of advanced liver cancer is based on the patient's condition and the treatment is based on syndrome differentiation. Clinical treatment can be based on syndrome differentiation of liver depression and spleen deficiency, liver heat and blood stasis, spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction, etc. In the advanced stage of liver cancer, because patients may have symptoms such as facial atrophy, ascites, huge liver masses, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc., the treatment should control the development of water replenishment.

2. Try to preserve the patient's liver and kidney functions, reduce the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy, reduce pain, improve quality of life, and prolong survival time. In the late stage of liver cancer, the differentiation of positive jaundice and negative jaundice is particularly important. Some patients may have symptoms such as yellow spots, ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The development of ascites should be controlled, the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy should be reduced, pain should be relieved, the quality of life should be improved, and survival time should be prolonged.

3. The treatment method for patients with advanced liver cancer needs to be determined according to the severity of the disease. For intermediate and advanced liver cancer that is difficult to remove surgically, hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy and embolization or hepatic artery and portal vein dual chemotherapy and embolization have better therapeutic effects.

Is chemotherapy still needed if surgery has been done for mid-stage liver cancer?

In this case, chemotherapy is needed after surgery. Chemotherapy is needed after surgery. Generally, there are no sequelae after surgery, but recurrence and metastasis are prone to occur.

When treating tumor diseases, it is best to go to some regular tumor hospitals or medical university general hospitals. You need to listen to the advice of the treating physician. During the treatment, you need to pay attention to strengthening your health care and improve your own disease resistance, provided that the liver cancer has not metastasized.