Latest Advances in Liver Cancer Treatment 2000.5.26

Latest Advances in Liver Cancer Treatment 2000.5.26

Since the latter half of the 20th century, extensive research has been conducted on liver cancer treatment. Initially, small liver cancers were treated with surgery combined with low-dose chemotherapy before and after the operation. Later, arterial interventional chemotherapy for liver cancer was introduced, followed by percutaneous hepatic radioisotope therapy. Currently, internationally, computer-guided multi-target simultaneous ablation of liver cancer lesions is widely adopted, showing significant therapeutic efficacy. Tumors less than 5 cm can be completely ablated in one session, while tumors between 5 and 10 cm require two sessions. The residual tumor tissue left behind after ablation can still stimulate the body's immune response, which is beneficial for preventing recurrence. Professors Wu Jinsheng and Gao Qingjiu at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an can complete the procedure in just 40 minutes—no scalpel is needed, only the push of a switch! Radiofrequency waves are a type of RF wave; recent applications such as gamma knife and X-ray knife are, in essence, all RF waves.