Liver – Liver Cancer

It is often difficult to find liver cancer in its early stages, as signs and symptoms often do not appear until the disease is in its more advanced stages.

There is currently no screening test for liver cancer that can be recommended for everyone at average risk.

Many patients with liver cancer have longstanding cirrhosis.

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Stage IV Kidney Cancer (Wilms Tumor) treated by Oncothermia and herbs

[message_box title=”Wilms tumour is the most common cause of kidney cancer in childhood and adolescence.” color=”red”]It also carries a mortality rate of 7-8 in one million. The 5-year survival rate for kidney cancer is 77.2 – 87.5%. When Wilms tumour progresses, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are conventionally used as the only treatments.[/message_box]

Clinical case

A 17-year-old Korean woman was treated from October 25, 2014, until July 22, 2015 with an integrating medical treatment, in order to control the extent of her illness.

The integrative medical treatment included: oncothermia, thymosin-α1 and phytotherapy. Phytotherapy was administered in 8 ml. of inhalation of Soram nebulizer solution qd, Soramdan S 8 g po, Hangamdan S 1 g po, tid, Cheongjangtang 10-30 ml, and Spiam HC 8 g po. She received Oncothermia (2-3 times a week) and 1.6 mg of treatment with thymosin-α1 (Zadaxin) i.m.

Result

According to the result of the CT on July 15, 2015, the liver metastasis was no longer seen, while the lung metastasis remained stable without tumor progression.

Conclusion

In patterns of Wilms tumor progression after surgery and chemotherapy, integrative medical treatment can be significant for disease control.


Reference

Lee D, Kim SS, Seong S, Cho W, Yu H. Stage IV Wilms Tumor Treated by Korean Medicine, Hyperthermia and Thymosin-α1: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;9(1):119-25. doi: 10.1159/000443724. 

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