Experts briefly analyze the main symptoms of liver cancer

It is understood that in China, many people lose their lives every year due to liver cancer. Liver cancer has become a major killer that endangers people's health. What are the common symptoms of liver cancer ? Here are some common symptoms of liver cancer.

In general, common symptoms of liver cancer include:

1. Fever. Quite a number of patients will experience symptoms of liver cancer, such as sweating and fever. Most fevers are low to moderate, and a few patients may have high fevers, above 39°C. Generally, the symptoms of liver cancer are not accompanied by chills. The fever of liver cancer is mostly cancer fever, which is caused by the release of pyrogens into the blood circulation after tumor tissue necrosis. Tumor patients are prone to infection due to low resistance, and fever may also occur. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish from cancer fever of liver cancer, and it is necessary to combine blood counts and observe whether antibacterial treatment is effective to make a judgment.

2. Weight loss and fatigue. The symptoms of liver cancer are often more fatigued than those of other tumor patients, which is similar to that of chronic hepatitis patients. The cause of fatigue is unknown. It may be due to digestive disorders, nutritional absorption disorders leading to insufficient energy, or liver cell damage, decreased liver function, metabolic disorders, certain toxins cannot be inactivated in time, or necrosis of liver cancer tissue releases toxic substances. Weight loss is a common symptom of liver cancer, which is caused by damaged liver function and decreased digestion and absorption function. As the disease progresses, the degree of weight loss may worsen. In severe cases, cachexia may occur, which is also a common symptom of liver cancer.

3. Edema of the lower limbs Patients with liver cancer and ascites often have edema of the lower limbs, which may occur at the ankles in mild cases and spread to the entire lower limbs in severe cases. Clinically, some patients have been seen with severe edema of the lower limbs, with fluid oozing out of the thigh skin. The main cause of edema of the lower limbs is ascites compressing the lower limb veins or cancer thrombus blocking them, which obstructs venous return. Mild edema can also be caused by low plasma albumin. This is also a common symptom of liver cancer.

The above is an introduction to the common symptoms of liver cancer. I believe everyone has some understanding of this. Once the symptoms of liver cancer appear, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.