Who are the high-risk groups for liver cancer? The three main reasons for the younger age of liver cancer

The onset of liver cancer is often hidden. Liver cancer is often discovered accidentally during follow-up of liver disease or physical examination using AFp and B-type ultrasound examination. At this time, the patient has no symptoms and physical examination also lacks signs of the tumor itself. This stage is called the subclinical stage. Once liver cancer symptoms appear, the course of the disease has mostly entered the middle and late stages. Therefore, early prevention of liver cancer is very important.

Three major reasons for the younger age of liver cancer:

Hepatitis, alcohol, eating moldy food

Who are the high-risk groups for liver cancer? According to the research of the Liver Disease Center, there are mainly three types of people: the first is people with hepatitis; the second is people who drink alcohol for a long time; the third is people who like to eat foods containing aflatoxin such as peanuts.

The occurrence of liver cancer is the result of the superposition of environmental pollution, family genes, hepatitis virus infection, physical and chemical biological stimulation, bad living habits (such as alcoholism, irregular diet and work and rest), and poor mental state. The long-term development of these factors will lead to liver fibrosis, which will turn into cirrhosis and even liver cancer if not diagnosed and treated in time. For ordinary people, it is necessary to minimize the superimposed factors within their controllable range to reduce the probability of liver cancer.

Hepatitis C is more harmful than hepatitis B!

Among liver cancer patients, hepatitis patients have become the largest "reserve army", and 90% of liver cancer patients also suffer from hepatitis B, hepatitis C or cirrhosis after hepatitis. According to experts, primary liver cancer patients are basically all due to infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. In recent years, the number of new hepatitis B patients has been initially controlled; but due to people's lack of sufficient knowledge about hepatitis C, the proportion of hepatitis C developing into liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer has increased year by year.

Anyone who has received blood transfusion, shared syringes and unsterilized dental instruments, endoscopic examinations, invasive procedures and acupuncture, has a history of unclean sex, or has used unsterilized instruments for tattooing, eyebrow tattooing, earring piercing and other traumatic procedures on the skin and mucous membranes are at high risk of hepatitis C. It is recommended that you go to a regular hospital for testing as soon as possible. You only need 3 ml of blood and spend a few dozen yuan on a virus antibody test to screen for hepatitis C.

Screening can detect liver cancer

Regular physical examinations are the simplest way to detect liver cancer early. Citizens are advised to have regular physical examinations, especially those at high risk (patients with hepatitis B or C). It is best to have alpha-fetoprotein (AFp) testing or B-ultrasound screening for cancer every six months. It only costs a few dozen yuan and is covered by medical insurance. All major hospitals or physical examination institutions can do it.

Kind tips

Most of the symptoms of liver disease are mainly digestive tract symptoms. Once you experience unexplained nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue, aversion to greasy food, etc., you should be aware that there may be something wrong with your liver. If you find that your urine is obviously yellow and your stool is light white, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible.