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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Liver cancer treatment | the chances of survival

Liver cancer treatment

Treatment options for liver cancer
Treatment options for liver cancer is currently being conducted in a combined way. The leading method is radical surgery and drugs for the treatment of liver cancer (lobectomy or hemihepatectomy typical, atypical resection of the liver) in combination with chemotherapy (methotrexate, IST-TEP, 5-fluorouracil) with the introduction of drugs through the umbilical vein or hepatic artery. However, the possibility of radical surgery is only one of the five patients. In a specially equipped medical centers performed a liver transplant. Radiation therapy is usually not effective and can only be used in postoperative. Currently, extensive studies are conducted to determine the efficacy of immunization against hepatitis "B" as a way to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma.

The prognosis of surgery for primary liver cancer, unfortunately, does not "inspire" optimism, up to 5 years after surgery live no more than 9-19% of patients undergoing surgery. The perspective is a liver transplant.

Features of primary liver cancer:

  • imperceptible onset
  • non-specific symptoms
  • the rapid development of the disease
  • diagnosed at a late stage
  • is very difficult to diagnose cancer of the first degree

Complaints about the cancer of the liver:

  • weakness
  • lethargy
  • rapid fatigue
  • increasing the size of the stomach
  • jaundice
  • fever
  • diarrhea
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • appearance of edema
  • bleeding from the nose

Big mistake cancer patients is that they go to the doctor after 2 - 3 months after the first symptoms of the disease! Approximately 75% of patients complain of abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss. More than half of patients find themselves at a tumor in the region of the liver or liver enlargement, accompanied by filling fullness in the upper abdomen. As there is a complaint of pain in the right upper quadrant, there is pain in the upper abdomen and lower back. Initially pain appears periodically occur during walking and during exercise. Later, the pain may be constant, moderate intensity, pain is usually manifested as a feeling of heaviness in the upper abdomen and right upper quadrant.

Manifest digestive disorders, flatulence (gas formation increased), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss that promotes strong.

Jaundice - inconstant symptom that is not much seen. It occurs in half of patients. In primary cancer of the liver, jaundice manual, the cause of its occurrence is the compression of the intrahepatic bile duct tumor.

Ascites (fluid in the abdomen) is found in many patients in an advanced stage of cancer.

Body temperature is increased in the majority of patients, usually does not exceed 38 degrees and is mainly caused by cancer intoxication.


If you have symptoms described above, please do not hold your visit to the doctor! It can save your life and the lives of children. If you are not able to visit the doctor, you can try to consult with your doctor on the phone. 

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