Efficient yet Low Costing Liver Cancer Treatment in India

What is liver cancer?

Liver cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the liver cells when liver cells begin to grow uncontrollably and form tumor. Liver besides liver cells has other cells that line its blood vessels i.e. Hepatic artery & Portal vein and bile ducts. With many kinds of cells, liver can form various types of benign i.e. non-cancerous tumors or malignant i.e. cancerous tumors.
As blood in the body passes through liver, it is highly accessible to cancer cells from other organs present in the bloodstream.

Liver cancer symptoms and signs

The signs and symptoms of primary liver cancer that appear include:
• Unexplained weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Upper abdominal pain
• Pain in shoulder blade
• Nausea and vomiting
• General weakness and fatigue
• Abdominal swelling or fluid build-up in the abdomen
• Yellow discoloration of skin and Cornea-the whites of eyes showing symptoms of jaundice
• Chalky white stools
• Enlargement (Hepatomegaly)
• Enlarged Spleen
• Itching

Types of Liver Cancer

The types of liver cancer include:
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) – the commonest primary liver cancer
• Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma - starts where the bile duct that connects to the liver
• Liver Angiosarcoma or Hepatic Angiosarcoma - a rare form of liver cancer that begins in the inner lining of the blood vessels of the liver
• Hepatoblastoma - a rare cancer among children, usually under 4 years of age and is treated
Treatment options for liver cancer
Treatments options for liver cancer depend on the stage of cancer which is determined on the basis of spread of cancer, age and general health of patient.
Treatment of liver cancer also depends upon location, size and stage of tumor besides liver functioning.

Treatment options for liver cancer are:

a) Surgery

– is a great option for:
• Partial Hepatectomy for resection i.e. removal of cancerous tumor and few surrounding healthy tissue in patients with early-stage Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) having normal liver function
• Liver Transplant i.e. surgical removal of liver with HCC. In patients, in whom cancer has not spread beyond liver is replaced with a liver from healthy donor in patients.

b) Tumor Ablation treatment

- to destroy liver tumors without removing them.
These localized treatments include:
• Heating i.e. Radiofrequency Ablation
• Freezing i.e. Cryoablation.
• Injecting Chemotherapy drugs i.e. Chemo-embolization
• Injecting Alcohol into the tumor
• By placing beads filled with radiation in liver i.e. Radio-embolization

c) Embolization Therapy

- is a procedure in which blood flow to cancer cells in the liver is blocked or reduced with injections.

d) Radiation Therapy

– using energy from X-rays or Protons for External Beam Radiation (EBRT) and Stereotactic Body Radiation therapies (SBRT)

e) Target Drug Therapy

- to slow down progression of cancer in patients with advanced Hepatocellular carcinoma

f) Immunotherapy

– to stimulate and restore ability of patient’s immune system to fight cancer.

g) Low Levels Radiofrequency

Electromagnetic Fields (Radiowaves) delivered through Thera-Bionic P1 medical device to selectively block growth of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, without affecting normal cells.

h) Supportive Palliative Car

e - to provide relief from pain and other symptoms for patients with serious liver disease

Cost of Liver Cancer Treatment in India

Cost of liver cancer treatment in India depends upon:
• Reputation of doctor
• Hospital
• Stage of liver cancer
• Treatment procedure
• Room category
• Diagnostic procedures
• Additional treatment in conjunction
However, low cost of liver cancer treatment in india is just a fraction of similar treatment in western and developed countries.

Best Hospital in India

The best liver cancer treatment hospitals in India are:
• Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon
• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• Fortis Healthcare, Mulund, Mumbai
• Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon
• Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
• Columbia Asia Hospital Bangalore
• Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Bengaluru
• BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
• Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

Best Liver Cancer Surgeons in India

Best doctors for Liver cancer treatment in India are:
 Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin
 Dr. Subhash Gupta
 Dr. Rajesh Mistry
 Dr. Harit chaturvedi
 Dr. Rajesh Jindal
 Dr. Ajitab Shrivastava
 Dr. Vivek Vij
 Dr. Rahul Bhargava
 Dr. VP Bhalla
 Dr. Amit Agarwal

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