Liver cancer Acupuncture

April 1, 2019
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Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - Basics

Liver Cancer-Hepatocellular carcinoma is a type of cancer originating in the liver cells, called hepatocytes. Cancerous liver cells can break away from HCC growth and spread through blood vessels to other organs, or the lymph nodes. Risk factors for liver cancer are excessive alcohol consumption, hepatitis b or c infection, cirrhosis, diabetes and others. Symptoms of liver cancer include nausea, pain in the upper-right abdomen, a feeling of heaviness or bloating in the upper abdomen, weight loss, yellowish discoloration of the skin and eyes and dark urine due to jaundice, loss of appetite and fever.
Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc):

Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - Formulas From Our Store

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). For a complete list from our store with more details see our liver cancer - hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) formula section.