To prevent liver cancer, you need to pay attention to these 4 details. 6 early symptoms of liver cancer.

Liver cancer ranks fifth among malignant tumors, which shows how harmful it is to people's health. So do you know what details should be paid attention to in preventing liver cancer?

Liver cancer is almost the easiest to prevent. Preventing the spread of hepatitis B or C is the most effective measure to prevent liver cancer. Secondly, liver cancer is almost the easiest to diagnose early. Physical examination twice a year, one B-ultrasound examination and alpha-fetoprotein. In addition, liver cancer is almost the easiest to achieve a curative effect through minimally invasive treatment. Local ablation treatment for liver cancer has been developed for nearly 30 years, and radiofrequency ablation treatment has developed into one of the three major curative methods along with liver resection and liver transplantation.

What should we pay attention to in preventing liver cancer?

1. Hepatitis B vaccine injection

The infection rate of hepatitis B virus in the Chinese population is as high as over 13%. Once infected with hepatitis B, there is currently no complete cure. Therefore, preventing hepatitis is one of the most important measures to prevent liver cancer. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through body fluids (such as blood, secretions, etc.). In addition to paying attention to the hygiene of blood products and not sharing razors and toothbrushes with others, vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine is the simplest and most effective prevention method. Not only children need to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine when they are born, but adults who have not been vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine and have not had hepatitis can also be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine.

2. Do not eat moldy food

Moldy foods often contain aflatoxin, which is also one of the important factors that promote liver cancer. Moldy foods, such as moldy corn, peanuts, melon seeds, etc., contain more aflatoxin and should not be eaten.

3. Good lifestyle

Reduce nitrosamine intake and quit smoking and drinking. Excessive drinking can easily lead to alcoholic hepatitis, reduce immune function, and damage the liver's detoxification function.

4. Regular inspection

If someone in the family has liver cancer or other types of tumors, other family members should pay special attention. In addition to the cancer prevention measures mentioned above (preventing hepatitis, not eating moldy food, etc.), you should also develop a good habit of regular physical examinations. Every 6 months, go to the hospital for an abdominal B-ultrasound examination + serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFp) examination. It is recommended that men over 40 years old or women over 50 years old, people who drink alcohol for a long time, and diabetic patients go to the hospital for a physical examination every year.

Early symptoms of liver cancer

1. Obvious loss of appetite: abdominal distension, indigestion, sometimes nausea and vomiting

2. Dull pain in the right upper abdomen: There may be persistent or intermittent pain in the liver area, which may sometimes be aggravated by changes in body position. Liver cancer is harmful to health.

3. Fatigue, weight loss, unexplained fever and edema.

4. Jaundice, ascites, and skin itching

5. It often manifests as nose bleeding, subcutaneous bleeding, etc.

6. Fever: The fever caused by liver cancer is generally around 37.5℃～38℃, occasionally reaching above 39℃, with irregular fever pattern, usually without chills. Fever is more common in the afternoon, and sometimes remittent high fever can be seen. Fever can be caused by tumor necrosis or its metabolites.