What are the symptoms of early liver cancer? Five things to pay attention to in daily life for liver cancer

Liver cancer refers to malignant tumors that occur in the liver, including primary liver cancer and metastatic liver cancer. When people talk about liver cancer, they are mostly referring to primary liver cancer. Primary liver cancer refers to cancer that occurs in liver cells or intrahepatic bile duct cells. This disease is currently the fourth most common malignant tumor and the third leading cause of death from cancer in my country, seriously threatening the lives and health of the Chinese people.

Right shoulder pain may be just a minor problem for many people. They generally think it is caused by pressure during sleep or fatigue during heavy work. They rarely pay attention to it, and even think it is frozen shoulder, which leads to delayed treatment. When it is found to be liver cancer, the best time for treatment has been missed. Why is shoulder pain caused by liver cancer? When the cancerous mass of the right liver invades the right diaphragm, it will cause right shoulder pain. On the other hand, the pain of the hepatobiliary capsule can also radiate to the right shoulder at the same time.

There are many complications of liver cancer. Gastrointestinal bleeding: It accounts for about 15% of the causes of death from liver cancer. Patients with liver cirrhosis or portal vein or hepatic vein cancer thrombus may cause esophageal varicose vein rupture and bleeding. Gastrointestinal mucosal erosion and coagulation dysfunction may also be the causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. Rupture and bleeding of liver cancer nodules: The incidence rate is about 9% to 14%. Necrotic liquefaction of liver cancer tissue can rupture spontaneously or under the action of external force. If the bleeding is limited to the subcapsular membrane, there may be sudden pain and the liver will enlarge rapidly; if it ruptures into the abdominal cavity, it may cause acute abdominal pain and peritoneal irritation signs, and in severe cases, it may cause hemorrhagic shock or death. Small amounts of bleeding will manifest as bloody ascites and secondary infection: due to long-term consumption of cancer, especially in the case of leukopenia after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the resistance is weakened, and coupled with factors such as long-term bed rest, it is easy to be complicated by various infections, such as pneumonia, intestinal infection, fungal infection, etc. The choice of early treatment plan will greatly affect the prognosis of liver cancer patients. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment and prevention are particularly important.

Pay attention to the following points in daily life:

1. Avoid emotional fluctuations, maintain an optimistic mental state, and try to avoid or reduce various stimulating activities that cause emotional fluctuations;

2. Avoid overwork: Excessive mental or physical labor can not only reduce the resistance of liver cancer patients, leading to the recurrence or metastasis of cancer, but also aggravate liver damage and lead to worsening of the disease;

3. Get rid of bad lifestyles or habits: avoid smoking and drinking, do not eat moldy food, eat less pickled meat products, etc.;

4. Regular life, daily living, outdoor activities, diet and nutrition, physical exercise;

5. Avoid infection with hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The prevention and treatment of liver cancer is a long and arduous task.