How to treat advanced liver cancer? Detailed description of the advantages and disadvantages of local ablation for liver cancer

How to treat advanced liver cancer

Liver cancer is a very harmful disease, but different people are suitable for different treatments. However, patients should understand that the treatment methods are different at different stages of liver cancer. Many patients are very concerned about how to treat liver cancer in the late stage.

The treatment of advanced liver cancer relies more on drug therapy, which mainly includes traditional Chinese medicine and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has a more direct therapeutic effect on advanced liver cancer, which can shrink tumors and relieve symptoms to a certain extent. However, clinical statistics show that the effect of using chemical drugs alone for advanced liver cancer patients is not ideal. On the one hand, it is because the range of advanced liver cancer tumors is wide and there are many complications. On the other hand, it is because the physical function of patients with advanced liver cancer is already poor, and chemical drugs have greater toxic side effects, which will inhibit the body's immunity and cause damage to human functions. Although it can improve symptoms and prolong survival in the short term, the long-term effect is not good. Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine are used for systemic conservative treatment. The short-term effect is not as direct as chemotherapy, but it also has a significant effect in improving the quality of life and prolonging survival. Some data show that the treatment of advanced liver cancer with traditional Chinese medicine is better than that with chemotherapy. After one year of treatment with thiotepa and fluorouracil, the survival rates were 8.9% and 9.9%, respectively, while the one-year survival rate of the traditional Chinese medicine treatment group was 38.7%. Therefore, choosing the right treatment method is extremely important for how long patients with advanced liver cancer can live. .

In addition, patients with advanced liver cancer should also pay attention to daily diet conditioning. Only with good physical function and strong immunity can they resist the development of cancer and tolerate various drug treatments. Therefore, improving immune function and enhancing resistance to tumors is extremely important for patients with advanced liver cancer. First of all, in daily diet, it is necessary to eat regular, quantitative, small and frequent meals to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract; eat more foods containing vitamins, eat more vegetables and fruits; often eat foods with anti-cancer effects, such as kale, cabbage, etc.; insist on low-fat, high-protein, easily digestible foods. In addition, you can also rely on taking Chinese medicine with anti-tumor and qi-replenishing and liver-nourishing effects, such as the Zhelong Pills developed by the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences for the treatment of liver cancer, the Fuzheng Xiaozheng Capsules that support positive energy, and the Jianpi Yishen Granules, etc., to enhance immune function, improve disease resistance, and inhibit the development of cancer cells.

There are many treatment methods for advanced liver cancer. Patients must choose the method that suits them according to their condition. At the same time, during the treatment process, everyone should also pay attention to their diet and other issues, so as not to cause the disease to worsen due to their own neglect.

Advantages and disadvantages of local ablation for liver cancer

In recent years, local ablation therapy for liver cancer has achieved relatively significant clinical results and has become an important treatment method in the comprehensive treatment of liver cancer. Overall, local ablation therapy for liver cancer has advantages, but also has disadvantages.

Advantages of local ablation therapy for liver cancer:

① The trauma is small, the recovery is quick, and it can be repeated many times, so the patient's quality of life is relatively high.

② The efficacy is definite. Local ablation and surgical resection are known as the two "curative treatments" for liver cancer. Local ablation treatment for small liver cancers in good locations can achieve the same therapeutic effect as surgical resection; if the operation technique is strong, large liver cancers and liver cancers in high-risk locations can also achieve satisfactory results.

③ Local ablation has relatively lower requirements on the patient's general condition and local liver conditions, making it suitable for a wider range of people than surgical resection.

④Currently, the technology of this treatment method is relatively mature and easy to promote.

⑤The treatment cost is moderate and the cost-effectiveness is relatively high.

Disadvantages of Local Ablative Therapy:

①Compared with surgical treatment, this method is also limited by the patient's general condition and local liver conditions.

②The biggest factors affecting its therapeutic effect and safety are the location and size of the tumor.

③ Currently, there is still much room for improvement in local ablation technology, and it has high requirements on the physician's anatomical knowledge, operation level, imaging foundation, clinical diagnosis and treatment ability, and relies heavily on personal experience.

④There is currently a lack of standardized and systematic operating models; the perioperative management principles are not yet standardized.

⑤Lack of scientific and reasonable treatment norms and standards.