Question
My daughter has been diagnosed with a liver tumor, and we are all extremely anxious. She is so young and has to endure the pain of the tumor. Her mother is weeping every day, and we don’t know what to do. Now we are spending every day in the hospital, receiving intravenous and medication treatments, but the condition still cannot be completely recovered. I would like to inquire about the methods for treating pediatric liver tumors and whether these methods are safe?
Answer
The primary treatment for pediatric liver tumors is surgery, followed by chemotherapy. For patients with large tumor sizes or multiple metastases, surgery may not be the best option, and alternative methods such as gamma knife, chemotherapy, interventional therapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, and conservative treatment may be adopted. In recent years, due to advancements in early diagnosis, localization diagnosis, tumor biology, and concepts of liver tumor surgical treatment, along with the application of comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the efficacy of liver tumor surgical treatment has significantly improved. Common auxiliary traditional Chinese medicine treatments include the use of modern anti-cancer traditional Chinese medicine ginsenoside Rh2. Studies have shown that ginsenoside Rh2 can inhibit the proliferation of liver cancer cells SMMC-7721 and Bel-7404 and has a differentiation-inducing effect. For advanced liver cancer patients, ginsenoside Rh2 can serve as an auxiliary treatment method. It is important to note that ginsenoside Rh2 with a content of 16.2% should be chosen.