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Liver cancer can be detected early
Liver cancer is the type of cancer with the highest annual incidence rate among all cancers in Vietnam. According to statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), Vietnam has the third highest rate of liver cancer by male sex in the world.
Liver cancer includes primary liver cancer (liver cells become abnormal) and secondary liver cancer (cancerous cells in another part enter the liver). The cancer cells grow to affect adjacent tissue and can spread to other areas of the liver, even to organs other than the liver.
Prof. Dr. BS. Bui Huu Hoang – Head of Gastroenterology Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital said that people with chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis often have a high risk of liver cancer.
According to statistics, 80-90% of patients had cirrhosis at the time of liver cancer diagnosis. In addition, people with a history of fatty liver, type II diabetes or other factors such as genetics, alcoholism, smoking, etc. are also at risk of liver cancer.
Specific liver cancer symptoms often do not appear in the early stages. To screen for liver cancer, patients will have to perform a number of methods such as ultrasound imaging combined with tests to measure AFP levels in the blood, laparoscopy, biopsy, computed tomography and X-ray. magnetic resonance imaging.
Liver cancer, illustration.
Periodic health checks help detect liver disease early, help patients receive timely treatment and can be cured completely.
The case of Mr. Nguyen Van V (51 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) was admitted to the hospital in a state of sharp pain in the right lower quadrant, low fever, and mild jaundice. The doctors performed a diagnostic ultrasound combined with an AFP test and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The results showed that Mr. V had a tumor in the liver measuring 3.9 cm and showing signs of metastasis.
The doctors conducted a consultation and performed surgery to remove the part of the liver bearing the tumor combined with drug treatment to prevent metastasis from developing. Mr. V has recovered from surgery, is still being monitored for health and periodically re-examined.
According to Dr. BS. Tran Cong Duy Long – Head of the Hepatobiliary Oncology Unit, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, under the advancement of science and medicine, there are now many techniques to treat liver cancer depending on the stage of the disease. The choice of treatment is considered based on your health, liver function, degree of cirrhosis and cancer status. Surgical advances in laparoscopic liver resection, liver transplantation… have opened up life opportunities for patients, especially in terminal cancer cases.
BS CCII. Lam Quoc Trung – Deputy Head of Oncology Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital – said that when the disease is detected in the early stages, patients can treat liver cancer thoroughly with methods of burning the tumor with waves. radiofrequency (when the tumor size is less than 3 cm), surgical removal of the part of the liver carrying the tumor, and liver transplant surgery. However, when the disease progresses to advanced or late stages, the patient will be prescribed systemic therapy.
In addition to the classic therapy of chemotherapy, chemotherapy and tumor feeding embolization (TACE), medicine now has other advanced therapies such as targeted therapy (stops the growth of cells). cancer cells), immunotherapy (activating the body’s immune system to destroy cancer cells on its own), vascular antibiotic therapy (inhibiting the growth of blood vessels in tumors).
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