Know the Treatment of Liver Cancer
The liver is the largest organ in the body, and the main heat-producing organ. It is surrounded by a fibrous capsule and is divided into sections called lobes. It is in the upper part of the abdomen on the right-hand side of the body and is surrounded and protected from injury by the lower ribs.
The liver is an extremely important organ that has many functions. This includes producing proteins that circulate in the blood. Some of these help the blood to clot and prevent excessive bleeding, while others are essential for maintaining the balance of fluid in the body.
Radiofrequency ablation procedure, electric current in the radiofrequency range is used to destroy malignant cells. Using an ultrasound or CT scan as a guide, your surgeon inserts several thin needles into small incisions in your abdomen. When the needles reach the tumor, they’re heated with an electric current, destroying the malignant cells. Radiofrequency ablation is an option for people with small, unresectable hepatocellular tumors and for some types of metastatic liver cancers. Although the procedure has a somewhat higher risk of serious complications than alcohol injection does, it appears to provide better outcomes.
On the day of treatment, the patient is given a mild sedative and pain medication. The radiologist makes a tiny incision in the groin—no larger than the tip of a pencil—to gain access to the femoral artery. Using moving X-ray images (fluoroscopy) as a visual guide, the physician directs a thin, flexible tube (catheter) through the artery and into the main blood vessel feeding the liver tumor. The radioactive beads are injected and carried in the bloodstream up to the tumor, where they embed and slowly kill the cancerous cells.
Surgery is increasingly being used for patients with secondary liver cancer. This can sometimes involve removing a segment of liver. Alternatively, keyhole techniques can be used to apply extreme cold or heat to localized areas of the liver.
The presence of secondary cancer within the liver implies that the primary tumor has spread via the bloodstream and as a result other organs may be at risk.
Hepatocellular cancer is more likely to develop in people with chronic cirrhosis. Your specialist may suggest a liver transplant if you have cirrhosis of the liver because of previous liver disease, infection with a hepatitis virus or from drinking alcohol. You will only benefit from a liver transplant if you have a single liver tumour that is less than 5cm across, or up to 3 tumours all less than 3cm across. There is an added difficulty of having to wait for a suitable donor. This can take months. During this delay, the cancer will continue to grow and you have other treatment to try to control it.
Radiation Exposure can lead to liver sarcomas, sometimes as long as 5 decades after the exposure. The common thread to liver cancer risk factors is chronic irritation, which causes the liver cells to divide more quickly than they ordinarily would to repair perceived damage. The more often cells divide, the more the chance for a genetically abnormal one to arise, with the gene changes leading to its becoming cancerous.
Question…
If you already have HPV and now think you have cerivical cancer is there anyway to treat it?
My friend already has the HPV virus and we found out today that she may also have cervical caner. One of the treatments for Cervical Cancer is the HPV vaccine, but since she already has HPV she can’t have the vaccine are there any other possible treatments?
Answers…
Answer by Lily L
The pap smear detects cervical cancer in the precancerous stage. The cells can be removed if they get too close to being cancer. It’s a very minor surgery called a cone biopsy or a LEEP.
That being said, it’s not like this is a magic cure. It involves removing pieces of the cervix. But it’s very effective. For most women, the abnormal cells never return.
A theraputic HPV vaccine is being tested right now. They basically inject you with stuff that boosts your immune system to specifically target HPV. It heals you with no surgery required.
Relax. At least 8 of 10 women will get HPV.
Answer by momo
Sorry but she can take the HPV vaccine it will not help her at all because she has the virus and there is no cure for HPV. But I’m sure there are treatments for the cancer. I would suggest she discuss with her doctor the steps to take from here.
Answer by tarnishedsilverheart
The HPV vaccine is not a treatment for HPV or the abnormal cell that HPV create, the vaccine is a preventative it prevents 4 HPV types before you have been exposed to the virus.
They are several therapeutic vaccines in trail…but all are over 5 years away. Your friend may want to see if she qualifies for any clinical trails using one of the vaccines that are being tested.
Understanding cervical cell changes
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcervicalchanges
Treatment options for cervical cancer will be recommended by what stage her cancer is Stage O to Stage IVB
This link will give you the treatment for each stage of cervical cancer:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/cervical/healthprofessional
They are two main types of cervical cancer…one is the squamous cells which is most common and are generally slow to grow the other cell types is adenocarcinoma’s which can be more aggressive…some women have a mixed type. What treatment option the doctor will use is also determined by what kind of cell changes the doctor sees.
I am sorry your friend is going through all this…knowledge will give her the power to know what is best for her.
I have high risk HPV of the vaginal cuff VAIN 3 and of the CIS vulva.
Cervical cancers and cervical pre-cancers are classified by how they look under a microscope. There are 2 main types of cervical cancers: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. About 80% to 90% of cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. These cancers are from the squamous cells that cover the surface of the exocervix. Under the microscope, this type of cancer is made up of cells that are like squamous cells. Squamous cell carcinomas most often begin where the exocervix joins the endocervix.
The remaining 10% to 20% of cervical cancers are adenocarcinomas. Adenocarcinomas are becoming more common in women born in the last 20 to 30 years. Cervical adenocarcinoma develops from the mucus-producing gland cells of the endocervix. Less commonly, cervical cancers have features of both squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. These are called adenosquamous carcinomas or mixed carcinomas.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_cervical_cancer_8.asp
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she needs to have a biopsy and if it is cancer see an oncologist, cervical cancer can be treated but tell your friend not to wait. She needs to take care of this asap