What are the reasonable diet methods for patients with liver cancer? What are the main methods of treating liver cancer?

What are the proper diet methods for patients with liver cancer?

Liver cancer is a malignant disease with a relatively high mortality rate. As people gradually become more aware of liver cancer, patients with liver cancer cannot eat normally, which can easily lead to further deterioration of the disease. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the patient's diet during the illness.

Here is a detailed introduction to the proper diet:

1. Eat small and frequent meals

Liver cancer patients should pay attention to their eating habits to avoid worsening of the disease, and should eat small and frequent meals. Because the liver function of liver cancer patients is damaged, it takes some time to recover, and food needs to be metabolized by the liver, which will affect the digestion and absorption of fat in the intestine. Therefore, the patient's diet should be based on diversified, easily digestible, easily absorbed, light, low-fat, low-protein, high-vitamin foods, and follow the principle of eating small and frequent meals.

2. Low-salt diet

In their daily diet, liver cancer patients must focus on a low-salt diet, especially for patients with ascites, the sodium intake must be strictly limited and a low-salt diet should be given.

3. Eating more liver-protecting foods can better protect the liver.

Since the overall liver function of patients is reduced, patients should eat more liver-protecting and liver-protecting foods in their daily lives, such as oysters, shiitake mushrooms, and mushrooms. Usually, surgical resection is more traumatic, so patients who undergo postoperative treatment should eat some foods that have the effect of replenishing blood and stopping bleeding.

What are the main treatments for liver cancer?

There are nine treatments for liver cancer in the late stages, and they are all different. In fact, as long as you have perseverance and believe that you will get better, your condition may improve. Let the experts explain the treatment methods for liver cancer to you in detail.

The treatment of liver cancer mainly includes the following points:

1. Surgical treatment

Surgical treatment is currently the treatment for liver cancer. In recent years, due to the update and progress of early diagnosis, localization diagnosis, tumor biology and some concepts of liver cancer surgery, especially with the combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, the effect of liver cancer surgical treatment has been significantly improved. It mainly includes the following:

1. Surgical resection

2. Various local treatments during surgery for unresectable cases: ① Intraoperative chemotherapy and ligation of the hepatic artery and portal vein; ② Intraoperative chemotherapy with an implantable infusion pump; ③ Intraoperative implantable microwave radiation therapy; ④ Intraoperative cryotherapy; ⑤ Intraoperative electrochemical therapy; ⑥ Tamoxifen plus liver perfusion chemotherapy; ⑦ Sequential treatment of liver cancer.

2. Chemotherapy

95% of liver cancer patients have lost the chance of surgery when diagnosed, and most liver cancer patients still rely on chemotherapy. In the past, chemotherapy for liver cancer was not highly evaluated, especially the systemic administration of drugs had little effect. In recent years, the administration route of chemotherapy has been changed, and hepatic artery chemotherapy and embolization have been performed, which has significantly improved the chemotherapy effect of liver cancer. It is currently believed that intubation chemotherapy is better than systemic combined chemotherapy, and combined chemotherapy is better than single-drug chemotherapy. Hepatic artery catheterization chemotherapy is considered to be the best treatment for patients with liver cancer who are not suitable for surgery.

3. Radiation therapy

In recent years, with the progress of research in radiation physics and radiation physiology, radiotherapy equipment has been developed, using cobalt 60 gamma rays or electron linear accelerator X-rays, high-energy rays, etc., and the irradiation method and range of liver cancer have also been improved. From the original whole liver irradiation-local irradiation-whole liver mobile radiotherapy-surgical positioning local irradiation and hyperfractionated irradiation, the radiotherapy effect of liver cancer has been significantly improved, and the side effects have been reduced to the lowest level. The treatment of liver cancer mainly includes external radiotherapy and internal radiotherapy.

IV. Interventional Radiology

The interventional radiology technique of percutaneous superselective hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and embolization, which emerged in the 1980s and has developed rapidly, plays a vital role. Whether it is the treatment of early localized liver cancer or mid-to-late stage liver cancer, this interventional radiology technique is a decisive treatment method for liver cancer and is indispensable.

5. Immunotherapy

BCG, Corynebacterium microti, levamisole, tumor vaccine, embryonic cells, thymosin, transfer factor, immune RNA, etc. have been tried in China, but none of them has achieved significant therapeutic effects. In recent years, interferon, interleukin-Ⅱ, lymphokine-activated killer cells, etc. have been widely used, which can improve the treatment effect of liver cancer to varying degrees when used alone or in combination with other therapies.

6. Anhydrous alcohol injection therapy

In recent years, there have been many clinical reports on the treatment of liver cancer with anhydrous alcohol injection under B-ultrasound guidance. This treatment has a significant effect in shrinking lesions, controlling and delaying tumor growth. Since this treatment does not require special conditions, is simple to operate, has few complications, causes little pain to patients, and is low in cost, it is widely used in clinical practice.

7. Laser Photodynamic Therapy

Ultrasound-guided local laser irradiation of liver cancer and simultaneous injection of chemotherapy drugs have achieved good results.

8. Ultrasound-guided microwave coagulation therapy

This type of liver cancer treatment is suitable for small liver cancers.

9. Guided treatment

Guided therapy uses an antibody or compound with a special affinity for liver cancer as a "carrier", or guides through physical effects such as magnetism, or through tumor vascular specific guidance such as iodized oil, and then makes a cross-linked substance with a "warhead" (radionuclide, chemotherapy drug, toxic protein, BRM, etc.) that has a tumor-killing effect, in order to achieve the purpose of killing more tumors and less damage to normal tissues.