What harm does liver cancer do to the body

Primary liver cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in clinical practice. According to the latest statistics, there are about 600,000 new liver cancer patients in the world each year, ranking fifth among malignant tumors. In my country, primary liver cancer is a high-incidence disease, and it is more common in men than in women. So what are the harms of liver cancer to the body?

1. Digestive tract symptoms: decreased appetite, upper abdominal fullness after meals, flatulence, indigestion, nausea, diarrhea, etc. are common digestive tract symptoms of liver cancer.
2. Acute abdomen: Rupture of cancerous nodules usually causes pain in the liver area. During physical examination, there is obvious tenderness in the liver area, which is a symptom of liver capsule irritation. After the rupture of cancerous nodules, some patients experience acute abdominal pain accompanied by peritoneal irritation symptoms, which can be easily misdiagnosed as acute peritonitis. Abdominal pain caused by rupture of cancerous nodules is usually accompanied by a drop in blood pressure or even shock, which is different from general acute peritonitis.
3. Acute abdominal pain symptoms: After the cancer nodules rupture, some patients experience acute abdominal pain accompanied by peritoneal irritation symptoms, which can be easily misdiagnosed as acute peritonitis. Abdominal pain caused by the rupture of cancer nodules is usually accompanied by a drop in blood pressure or even shock. This is a relatively obvious hazard of liver cancer to the human body.
4. Edema of lower limbs in the middle and late stages of liver cancer: Patients with liver cancer and ascites often have edema of lower limbs, which may occur at the ankles in mild cases and spread to the entire lower limbs in severe cases. The main reason is that ascites compresses the veins of the lower limbs or cancer thrombus blocks the venous return. Mild edema can also be caused by low plasma albumin.
5. Bleeding tendency in late stage liver cancer: Liver cancer patients often have bleeding tendency such as gingival bleeding and subcutaneous ecchymosis. Gastrointestinal bleeding is also common, mainly due to portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices. In fact, gastrointestinal bleeding is also one of the main causes of death in patients with late stage liver cancer.
Through the above introduction to the harm of liver cancer to the human body, I believe you have a certain understanding. After understanding the harm of liver cancer, everyone should pay attention to it in daily life, and go to a regular liver disease hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid worsening of the disease.