What can you do to prevent liver cancer from getting worse? 4 tests can help you detect liver cancer early

Experts say that after contracting liver cancer, especially in the late stage, it will bring great harm to the patient's health. At this time, the patient will experience weight loss, decreased physical fitness, severe abdominal pain, edema, bleeding, and even shock. In order to avoid the occurrence of these late symptoms, early detection and early treatment must be done. So, what should I do if I find out that I have liver cancer? Experts say that there are mainly two steps, good examination and targeted treatment, in order to control the disease in time.

Common examination items for liver cancer:

1. CT

CT is the most common examination method for diagnosing liver cancer.

2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Magnetic resonance imaging is an examination method that has become popular in recent years. It is particularly suitable for the examination of small lesions of liver cancer and is of great significance in the early diagnosis of liver cancer.

3. Alpha-fetoprotein test

AFP has a certain degree of sensitivity in examinations, and when it rises, it should be taken seriously. However, not every liver cancer patient will experience this situation, so AFP examinations are generally only used for auxiliary examinations.

4. Ultrasound examination

Ultrasound examination is one of the most common examinations for liver cancer because it is convenient, inexpensive, harmless, and has a high detection accuracy rate.

What to do with liver cancer? How to choose the treatment method for liver cancer?

Surgery is the first choice for liver cancer treatment. For all patients with liver cancer who are suitable for surgery, liver cancer resection is performed. If the liver cancer can be completely removed, adjuvant treatment to prevent recurrence and metastasis can be given after surgery, and a radical cure may be achieved. Regardless of the size and amount of the tumor, or the presence or absence of portal vein or hepatic vein thrombus, as long as the liver function is good and the remaining liver volume exceeds 40% after liver cancer resection, the standard for surgery is met. In addition, liver transplantation can also be performed. If liver cancer is combined with cirrhosis, and the remaining liver is still unable to complete the liver's metabolic detoxification tasks after liver cancer resection, it is an indication for liver transplantation. As of July 1, 2012, a total of 22,244 liver transplants have been performed in my country, of which 50% were for liver cancer.

The second treatment option for liver cancer is radiation therapy, which is radiotherapy. Liver cancer cells are moderately sensitive to radiation. X-rays, r (gamma) rays, or proton rays are used to kill cancer cells. Radiotherapy is also a local treatment method. Regardless of the size, number, location, or primary or metastatic liver cancer, radiotherapy can be performed. In particular, liver cancer with portal vein cancer thrombosis, bile duct cancer thrombosis, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissemination is the most effective treatment.

Interventional therapy is the third method of treating liver cancer. Through a catheter that enters the hepatic artery, anticancer drugs are directly injected into the liver cancer lesions, and then gelatin sponges are used to block the blood vessels supplying liver cancer, thereby blocking the nutrition supply to liver cancer, thereby achieving the purpose of curing liver cancer. This treatment can be used once a month for 2 consecutive times. Some patients have achieved certain therapeutic effects by continuous use.

Warm reminder: Liver cancer patients must grasp the best treatment time, and timely detection of the disease can be timely treatment. Although liver cancer is not an incurable disease, it is not easy to cure the disease. As a liver cancer patient, you must try to prolong your life, which is the key to treating the disease.