What are the treatment methods for confirmed liver cancer? How to treat advanced liver cancer with ascites?

What are the treatments for liver cancer?

The current treatments for liver cancer are mainly surgical treatments and drug treatments. There are different treatments for different liver cancer patients. If the treatment is appropriate, it can greatly prolong the patient's life and improve the patient's quality of life. What are the treatments for liver cancer?

1. Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy has been widely used in clinical practice and has a good effect on early patients. In recent years, with the progress of radiation physics and radiation physiology, radiotherapy equipment, X-rays and high-energy rays of electron linear accelerators have been developed, and the irradiation methods and ranges 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 effect of treating 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.

2. Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy mainly includes radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc., which are mainly treatment methods for patients with advanced liver cancer. Liver cancer patients have lost the opportunity for surgery when diagnosed, and most liver cancer patients still rely on chemical drugs to treat liver cancer. In the past, chemotherapy for liver cancer was not highly evaluated, especially systemic administration, which had little effect. In recent years, the route of chemotherapy administration 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 catheterization 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, and it is also a relatively common method of treating liver cancer.

How to treat advanced liver cancer with ascites

The male patient was 60 years old. He was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2002 and was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer with ascites and hernia in 2008. He was then hospitalized for ascites and hernia treatment, and the amount of ascites decreased and his condition improved. How to treat refractory ascites?

A common complication of liver cancer in the middle and late stages is ascites. The appearance of ascites not only increases the patient's discomfort, but also increases the difficulty of liver cancer treatment. The main cause is severe liver damage and portal hypertension, and there is currently no good cure.

Ascites in the late stage of liver cancer is generally caused by damaged liver function, decreased albumin, and decreased plasma colloidal osmotic pressure, which leads to an imbalance in the metabolism of water inside and outside the cells. The water in the cells is lost to the outside of the cells and forms ascites. In fact, patients with ascites in the late stage of liver cancer are prone to symptoms of dehydration, such as dry throat and mouth, thirst, etc.

The treatment of ascites in the late stage of liver cancer is mainly to protect the liver, detoxify, fight viruses, and reduce portal pressure, and then actively prevent the occurrence of complications. Most patients with ascites who are detected and treated early can control their condition, make the ascites disappear, and achieve basic recovery. After the ascites is cured, you only need to pay attention to the details of life, maintain an optimistic mental state, and follow the doctor's advice to prevent the recurrence of ascites.