What causes death from liver cancer?

What are the causes of death from liver cancer? We all know that the mortality rate of liver cancer is very high, so what are the causes of death from liver cancer ?

Causes of death from liver cancer:

1. Secondary infection: Liver cancer patients can be said to have a chronic wasting disease, which can easily lead to a decline in the body's immune function or due to hypersplenism and the establishment of collateral circulation between the portal veins, thereby increasing the chances of pathogenic microorganisms invading the systemic circulation. Therefore, liver cancer patients are more prone to various infections, which can aggravate the deterioration of liver cancer and contribute to the increase in the mortality rate of liver cancer.

2. Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Late-stage liver cancer is often accompanied by portal hypertension, which leads to esophageal and gastric varices. Improper diet or other factors may lead to the possibility of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to liver cancer. The bleeding is rapid, large in amount and difficult to control. Therefore, untimely rescue may lead to the death of liver cancer patients. Avoiding and paying attention to diet and life can be said to be beneficial to reducing the mortality rate of liver cancer.

3. Hepatic coma: It is one of the most common, most serious and most fatal complications of liver cancer in the late stage. Hepatic coma in liver cancer patients is often caused by factors such as large-scale ascites drainage, massive gastrointestinal bleeding, large-scale use of diuretics, electrolyte imbalance, secondary infection, etc., which lead to manifestations of hepatic coma such as personality changes, impaired consciousness, intellectual impairment, and neurological signs. Therefore, it should be paid attention to and prevented in clinical practice.

The above are the causes of death from liver cancer. We hope that liver cancer patients can go to regular hospitals for treatment in time. If you have any questions about the causes of death from liver cancer, please consult our online experts.

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