What are the typical symptoms of liver cancer? Who is prone to liver cancer?

However, in the past two months, Mr. Li's right shoulder pain became more frequent and more severe. He often woke up from the pain at night, and plasters and massages could not relieve it. So Mr. Li went to the hospital for a check-up. The result turned out to be advanced liver cancer.

Why could shoulder pain be caused by liver cancer?

The liver is an organ with strong self-compensation ability. Even if a large part of the liver is damaged, it can maintain normal function. Therefore, it is difficult to have typical symptoms of liver disease, and the symptoms of the disease are also easy to be confused. Right shoulder pain is one of the symptoms that liver cancer often has. This is caused by liver cancer compressing the muscles, nerves or diaphragm under the lungs.

So, besides right shoulder pain, what are the typical symptoms of liver cancer?

From a medical clinical perspective, although early liver cancer does not have clear symptoms, some common points can be found among many patients that are worthy of attention.

1. "Pseudo-gastric disease": such as nausea, fullness, and belching;

2. Dull pain and distending pain in the liver area; a hard mass can be felt in the right upper abdomen or the middle upper abdomen;

3. Bitter taste in the mouth, fever, sweating, bleeding from gums and nose, yellow sclera, and yellow urine;

4. Unexplained weight loss, emaciation, and fatigue;

5. Unexplained diarrhea, indigestion, etc.

These 3 groups of people should be especially careful about liver cancer

So, who is prone to liver cancer? Professor Chen Huaiyu, chief physician of the Liver Disease Center of Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, once said in an online interview with experts that liver cancer is a very common liver disease in my country and a malignant tumor that seriously threatens human health. High-risk groups should pay attention to liver cancer screening. So, how to identify which groups are at high risk of liver cancer?

First of all, the first category of people are those infected with the hepatitis B virus. According to statistics, the risk of liver cancer in patients with the hepatitis B virus is much higher than that of the general population.

Secondly, the second category is people with cirrhosis. The risk of liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis is several times higher than that of the normal population.

Finally, the third category is people who smoke and drink frequently. The incidence of liver cancer is also closely related to factors such as drinking and smoking.