What other treatments are there for liver cancer besides surgery? A complete list of non-surgical treatments for liver cancer

Can liver cancer be treated without surgery? Usually, liver cancer patients collapse instantly when they hear that they can no longer receive surgical treatment, thinking that only death is waiting for them. Even when the doctor gives the answer that they can continue to treat them, they will still ask such questions. Therefore, I introduce the non-surgical treatment of liver cancer here to help patients with contraindications for liver cancer surgery and those in the middle and late stages of liver cancer who are in poor physical condition and cannot tolerate surgery to develop a treatment plan that best suits them.

Non-surgical treatments for liver cancer:

1. Local ablation

Local ablation therapy for tumors includes thermal ablation, cryoablation, and drug ablation. Its basic principle is to use heat energy (such as radiofrequency ablation, microwave solidification, laser ablation), freezing (such as liquid cryotherapy, argon-helium knife) or protein denaturation (intratumoral drug injection) to destroy tumor tissue and achieve therapeutic effects. Currently, the most commonly used methods include radiofrequency ablation, microwave solidification, argon-helium knife cryotherapy, and intratumoral anhydrous alcohol injection. Their common characteristics are: (1) It is safe and effective in treating small liver cancers. (2) It can be used as part of comprehensive treatment for larger liver cancers. (3) It can be used alone without laparotomy, and can be repeated many times, with little damage, less pain, and quick recovery. (4) It can be used in conjunction with laparotomy as a supplement to surgical treatment. It is not only suitable for the treatment of early and middle-stage liver cancer, but can also achieve a good symptom reduction effect in late-stage liver cancer, and has a wide range of applications.

2. Interventional treatment

There are many interventional treatment methods for liver cancer, the most commonly used is transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).

3. Biological therapy

Biological therapy has been called the fourth mode of cancer treatment after surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Commonly used cytokines such as interferon, IL2, TNF, lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are difficult to accurately predict their efficacy. However, it has certain significance in eliminating residual cancer after surgery, TACE and other treatments.

4. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment can relieve the pain of liver cancer patients, improve the survival rate, and improve the quality of life, especially in reducing jaundice, reducing ascites, and reducing chemotherapy reactions. The traditional Chinese medicine's strengthening effect is combined with the local expelling evil treatment of Western medicine to treat liver cancer from the aspects of improving immune function, improving microcirculation, regulating functional disorders, etc., and dialectically treat the disease. It can also assist in surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and various interventional treatments, which helps to improve the efficacy of patients and the quality of life of patients.

5. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy

Local tumor treatment technology has greatly improved the prognosis of liver cancer patients, especially those in the advanced stage. Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine can all play a certain role in treatment. Biological treatment has brought hope for the final victory over liver cancer, but there is still a lack of a specific treatment method. Scientific selection should be made based on the advantages and disadvantages of various methods and the patient's disease condition to maximize their efficacy and minimize adverse reactions.

I believe that half of the patients who read this article are seeking a treatment method because they know that they cannot have surgery, while the other half of the patients know that they can still survive well even without surgery. So, does this article give you any hints? Life is precious, don't give up any chance to live!