Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) is one of the common liver tumors.
Causative factors are-
Chronic hepatitis B infection.
Cirrhosis of liver.
Cirrhosis of liver due to alcohol is one of the major risk factor.
Sex-Men are more prone to hepatocellular carcinoma.
The tumor may be single without cirrhosis or multiple numbers with cirrhosis. Spreads to lung and bone are rare.
Clinical features
Weight loss
Anorexia
Abdominal pain
Evidence of cirrhosis like ascites, jaundice
Deranged liver function test
Investigations
Alfa –fetoprotein (AFP) usually increased. But if the tumor is small, the level is normal and high if the tumor is large.
AFP is also risen in presence of active hepatitis B with hepatitis C viral replications.
However, AFP is not a definite screening tool for liver cancer.
Ultrasound of the abdomen.
CT abdomen
MRI
Liver biopsy
Management
The final decision is of liver transplantation. But hepatitis B and C may recur in transplanted liver.
Homeopathic treatment
Since the liver is one of the cardinal organs within the body, the disease like tumor of liver is a serious health problem as the homeopathic philosophy says.
So cure of cancer if it is in the early stage or in the end stage is a little difficult.
The miasm travels from sycosis to syphilitic, the destructive procedure speed up when the mental and physical health of individual worsens. But in view of symptomatic relief, homeopathy stands at the forefront of other systems of treatment. Likewise, in palliative aspect, homeopathic medicines work very well and the survival rate and thereby the quality of life also improves.
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