Many patients hear that treatment for advanced liver cancer is not effective and often look to folk “prescriptions” in the hope that a miracle will occur.
At the same time, China’s vast territory and unbalanced economic development, especially the poor medical conditions in rural areas, often result in patients with liver cancer not receiving standardized diagnosis and treatment.
So, the so-called “prescriptions” and “non-toxic and harmless natural cures” touted by telephone poles, bad websites and communities have become popular, so that some patients and families who are in a hurry to seek medical help are “in for a treat”. “
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Can primary liver cancer be treated with prescriptions or not? The answer is obviously no.
Choose regular therapy for better survival
After years of research and clinical application, there have been great advances in the treatment technology for primary liver cancer.
For small liver cancers diagnosed early, the 5-year survival rate after resection can reach more than 50%; for some patients who are eligible for liver transplantation, the 5-year survival rate can even reach more than 70%.
Even in mid- to late-stage, there are now interventions, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy that have improved survival rates.
So what happens when you use prescriptions (some of which are medically “complementary alternative therapies” and some of which are pseudoscience)?
A 2017 Yale University study found that cancer patients who abandoned conventional therapies in favor of complementary alternative therapies had lower 5-year survival rates and were 1.5 times more likely to die from cancer 1.
Following that, a 2018 study further unraveled the mystery: those patients who chose complementary alternative therapies were more likely to delay or reject conventional cancer therapies, which is what contributed to the higher mortality rate.
So, after a diagnosis of liver cancer, it is important to go to a regular hospital and receive standardized treatment in a timely manner to avoid delaying or worsening the disease.
“Prescriptions for serious illnesses” are not to be trusted, and they hurt the liver and kidneys
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The internet is very advanced now, but not every piece of information is trustworthy.
Many of the results from a web search for “liver cancer prescriptions” do not refer to empirical medicine or TCM, but rather to dietary supplement menus and some pseudoscientific articles.
Dietary modification can be beneficial for certain metabolic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc. But for tumor patients, the diet has some nourishing effects on the body, but it does not have any “therapeutic effect” on the tumor itself.
There are some other pseudoscientific prescriptions on the Internet that are not based on science. The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
There are even charlatans who package them as panaceas, so patients must keep their eyes peeled.
All in all, once liver cancer is diagnosed, it is important to go to a regular hospital to have your treatment plan evaluated by a professional doctor, not to be delayed by the so-called “experts in the folklore” prescriptions.