What are the symptoms of advanced liver cancer? Five common clinical symptoms of advanced liver cancer

1. Fever

A considerable number of liver cancer patients will experience sweating and fever. Most of the fevers are low to moderate, and a few patients may have high fevers, above 39°C, usually without chills.

2. Weight loss and fatigue

Liver cancer patients often feel more fatigued than other tumor patients. Weight loss is also a common symptom of liver cancer patients, which is caused by damaged liver function and decreased digestion and absorption function. As the disease progresses, the weight loss may worsen, and cachexia may occur in severe cases.

3. Bleeding tendency

Liver cancer patients often have bleeding gums, subcutaneous ecchymoses and other bleeding tendencies. Gastrointestinal bleeding is more common, mainly due to portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices. In fact, gastrointestinal bleeding is also the main cause of death in liver cancer patients.

4. Digestive tract symptoms

Loss of appetite and upper abdominal fullness after meals. Belching, indigestion, and nausea are common digestive tract symptoms of liver cancer, among which loss of appetite and abdominal distension are the most common.

5. Lower limb edema

Patients with liver cancer and ascites often have lower limb edema, which occurs in the ankles in mild cases and can spread to the entire lower limbs in severe cases.