Irritation of the lining of the cavity leads to scar tissue forming between the surfaces of the cavity, closing up the space where the fluid had collected. It is quite painful for a few days, but strong pain medications can substantially ease the discomfort. You need to be in the hospital for several days to do this procedure. Liver pain , caused by the tumor growing inside the liver and stretching its surface, is best treated with chemotherapy. But if no chemotherapy or pain medication seems to be working, radiation to the liver can be useful at reducing pain.
Some treatments work faster than others.
It can also help strengthen the bones, reducing risk of breaking a bone weakened by the tumor's destructive effects. Aredia can also reduce the number of new areas of bone metastases. Plus, it can lower high blood calcium levels. The radiation is taken up by bone-making cells, and then gets delivered to cancer cells around the bone cells. Pain relief follows.