Before targeted drug treatment (left picture) and after targeted drug treatment (right picture), the tumor was well controlled.

(Provided by Annan Hospital)

[Reporter Wu Junfeng/Tainan Report] An 83-year-old man surnamed Lin was sent to the emergency department of Annan Hospital due to abdominal pain. He was found to have end-stage liver tumor and blood vessel invasion. Due to his age and multiple medical diseases, he was treated with targeted drugs for 18 months. Afterwards, the fetal protein tumor index returned to normal, and the liver cancer has been well controlled. Guo Lifu, a gastroenterologist at the hospital, mentioned six liver cancer treatments. Even if it is advanced, the average survival time can exceed 2 years, and there is even a chance of recovery.

Guo Lifu pointed out that according to research statistics, chronic hepatitis B and C have been well controlled and treated with current medical technology, but liver cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are still the top 5 cancers in terms of incidence, among which Hepatocellular carcinoma, commonly known as liver cancer, is the most common.

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Guo Lifu said that different treatment options are provided according to the patient's physical strength, tumor size, location, number of tumors, and range of spread. Even if the liver cancer is severe enough to be advanced, there are still multiple treatments that can be considered.

Guo Lifu said that the principle of radical treatment for early liver cancer is still based on liver lobectomy and liver transplantation, radiofrequency ablation therapy (Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy, commonly known as electrocautery), hepatic artery embolization, targeted drugs, immune drugs, radiation therapy, etc. treatment etc.

Patients with early-stage liver cancer and good liver function have a high survival rate and a low recurrence rate, and liver lobectomy is the main treatment option; if the liver function is poor, liver transplantation may be considered.

If it is estimated that the body is not suitable for resection, and the number of tumors is less than 3, each less than 5 cm, it is recommended to use radio frequency ablation treatment, guided by ultrasound, through fine needle puncture to convert the current into heat energy, and coagulate the tumor cell tissue Necrosis, to achieve the purpose of tumor death.

If the tumor is too large, hepatic arterial embolization can be used. Since liver cancer supplies nutrients to the tumor through the hepatic artery, embolization of the blood vessels in the hepatic artery can prevent the supply of nutrients and cause the tumor to die naturally.

Targeted drug therapy is usually suitable for patients with advanced liver cancer, normal liver function but the tumor has invaded the portal vein, or patients with extrahepatic metastases, but attention should be paid to whether there are side effects such as high blood pressure, diarrhea, and hand-foot syndrome (the skin on the hands and feet is easy to peel) .

Immunotherapy is to attack cancer cells by activating and strengthening the patient's immune system, thereby increasing the survival rate, but it may cause side effects such as hepatitis, pneumonia and other organ dysfunction. Although the incidence of side effects is not high, it is still necessary to pay attention to the physical changes after treatment .

Radiation therapy includes photon knife, computer knife, proton knife, yttrium-90 radiation and other treatments, which irradiate the tumor site through high unit energy radiation to achieve the therapeutic effect.

Guo Lifu emphasized that early detection of liver cancer is still the best way to treat it. He took patients with advanced liver cancer in the past as an example. Because there were not many treatment options, the average survival time was usually less than half a year; but with the gradual diversification of treatment methods, advanced liver cancer has already Don't worry, the average survival time has been extended to more than 2 years.

Guo Lifu appealed that even patients with advanced liver cancer should not give up hope, as long as they cooperate with treatment, there is also a chance of improvement and recovery.

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