What causes liver cancer?

What causes liver cancer?

1. Chronic liver disease: In particular, viral hepatitis and liver cancer are closely related and are called catalysts in the chemistry of liver cancer by the medical community. These include hepatitis B HBV and hepatitis C HCV. Data show that more than 40% of liver cancer patients have a history of chronic hepatitis, and the majority of patients are HBsAg-positive. Therefore, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are considered to be important causes of liver cancer.

2. The main causes of liver cancer are as follows: First, liver cirrhosis. About 70% of primary liver cancer occurs on the basis of liver cirrhosis, most of which are nodular cirrhosis developed from chronic hepatitis B and C.

3. When hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection coexists with alcoholic or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the risk of liver cancer is greater. The main cause of liver cancer is viral hepatitis, mainly chronic hepatitis B, while hepatitis C is the main cause of liver cancer, accounting for about 60~70%.

How to detect liver cancer?

The diagnosis of liver cancer should be determined in combination with the patient's clinical symptoms and other auxiliary examinations. For example, if the patient shows clinical symptoms such as right upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, jaundice, etc., the possibility of liver cancer should be considered at this time. At this time, the patient should measure alpha-fetoprotein.

Patients should also check abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, so that if the patient is diagnosed with liver cancer, the patient's condition can be fully evaluated. The onset of liver cancer is hidden. In the early stage, there are usually no symptoms. When the patient has obvious clinical symptoms, the disease is often in the middle and late stages.