Compared to Chemotherapy , Doctors suggest that Transplantation is More Effective to Reduce Liver Cancer

Singapore , If cancer patients tend to choose chemotherapy for the treatment , then the donor transplant for liver cancer is considered more profitable . Why ?

" Chemotherapy can not eliminate the cancer , for example, in the next 5-10 years . Such actions only to control and eliminate the meantime, if you want to be more effective it will be better transplant surgery , " said Dr Lee Kang Hoe , Respiratory Physician & intensivist , Asian American Liver Centre .

It is expressed when talking with detikHealth at Gleneagles Hospital , Singapore and written Sunday ( 05/18/2014 ) .

Transplant Living Donor Liver or The Living Donor ( LDLT ) is considered more efficient because the current waiting period for the donors of the bodies are often too long , so it does not benefit patients with diseases whose the cancer is considered fast .

"The livert consist of two parts, the left and right . Not always entirely , it’s depend on the patient's condition , can be taken only one of its parts , " said Dr. Lee , who is a graduate of the University of Cambridge , England.

By doing a liver transplant , the disease such as cancer , cirrhosis ( due to hepatitis B ) , fatty liver and benign liver tumors can be more likely to be alleviated development.

"Yes , because chemotherapy do not mean simply eliminating a single point . it ( cancer cells ) still had a chance to spread and grow in other areas , " he explained .