How is advanced liver cancer treated? Three clinical treatments for advanced liver cancer

Liver cancer is a cancer with a high incidence rate in life, which has a great impact on liver health. There are targeted treatments for each stage of liver cancer, and the same is true for late-stage liver cancer. Patients should have a good treatment mentality to accept treatment, so as not to affect the treatment effect.

1. Surgical treatment. Surgical treatment is the traditional method for treating 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 combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the effect of liver cancer surgical treatment has been significantly improved. It mainly includes the following:

Various local treatments during surgery for unresectable tumors: 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. Can advanced liver cancer be cured? 95% of liver cancer patients have lost the opportunity for surgery when diagnosed, and most liver cancer patients still rely on chemotherapy. In the past, chemotherapy for liver cancer was not highly evaluated, especially systemic administration, which 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 catheter chemotherapy is better than systemic combined chemotherapy, and combined chemotherapy is better than single-drug chemotherapy. Hepatic artery catheter chemotherapy is considered to be the best treatment for patients with liver cancer who are not suitable for surgery.

3. Radiotherapy. 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 X-rays and high-energy rays from electron linear accelerators, and the irradiation methods and ranges for 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. It mainly includes external radiotherapy and internal radiotherapy.