Who is most likely to develop liver cancer? 4 measures to prevent liver cancer

Liver cancer is highly malignant and progresses quickly. Patients usually do not feel any discomfort in the early stages. Once symptoms appear, they are often in the middle or late stages. Therefore, it is difficult to treat and has poor efficacy. Generally, the survival time after onset is only 6 months. It is known as the "king of cancer". Some people with liver cancer often ask, why do other people live well, but liver cancer finds me? Who is most likely to get liver cancer?

1. People living in areas with a high incidence of liver cancer

The high incidence areas of liver cancer in China are mainly in the southeastern coastal areas, such as Fusui and Longan in Guangxi, Xiamen and Tongan in Fujian, Qidong and Haimen in Jiangsu, Chongming and Nanhui in Shanghai, etc. In these areas, at least 30 people die of liver cancer per 100,000 people. In addition, the incidence of liver cancer is higher in coastal areas than in inland areas, and higher in southeastern and northeastern regions than in southwest and northwest regions.

2. Chronic alcoholism

Long-term alcohol abuse can significantly damage liver cells and lead to malnutrition, making the liver prone to cirrhosis, which can develop into liver cancer. Of course, in addition to the above dietary factors, hepatitis B, parasitic diseases in the liver (such as Clonorchis sinensis), and genetic susceptibility are also closely related to the occurrence of liver cancer. It should be pointed out here that when the above two factors come into play, liver cancer is more likely to occur, such as hepatitis B and aflatoxin exposure, which will cause the disease faster.

Alcohol poisoning can also cause alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis. In alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis, the number of Kupffer cells decreases, which can increase the occurrence of liver cell cancer.

3. Gene mutation

Mutagens and viruses in the environment stimulate the activation of liver cell division response pathways, causing point mutations and gene translocations in cells, which are possible factors that accelerate the proliferation of cancer cells.

4. People with a family history of liver cancer

On the one hand, many inherited diseases that damage the liver, such as pigmentation disease and glycogen storage disease, will develop into cirrhosis, and the incidence of liver cancer is also very high; on the other hand, it is believed that the familial clustering of liver cancer is mainly caused by the clustering of hepatitis B virus. There is currently no evidence that liver cancer can be inherited.

5. Patients with post-hepatitis cirrhosis

More than 50% of patients with cirrhosis develop cancer, and most of them have recurrent symptoms, poor liver function improvement, and frequent complications such as ascites.

6. Drinking water is not healthy

Water is an important substance for maintaining the normal survival of human organisms. Water itself certainly does not cause tumors, but epidemiological surveys have shown that the degree of drinking water pollution is positively correlated with the incidence of liver cancer. This undoubtedly indicates that there are carcinogens in the water source, and it may be the combined effect of multiple carcinogens, such as humic acid, blue-green algae toxins, etc.

Measures to prevent liver cancer

1. Experts suggest that special attention should be paid to medication safety in order to prevent liver cancer. Many drugs may cause liver damage and should not be taken indiscriminately, such as antibiotics, painkillers, contraceptives, and blood sugar and lipid-lowering drugs.

2. Prevent viral infection and don't take medicine randomly. The incidence of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis is 100 times higher than that of normal people. To prevent liver cancer, ordinary people must first prevent infection with hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses.

3. For modern people, simple food is not only thrifty, but also more importantly healthy. But most young people don't think so. They eat too much and have a gluttonous mentality. They eat whatever is fresh, raw seafood, raw fish, and raw meat. However, they don't know that many seafood may contain various hepatitis viruses due to contamination. Once ingested, it may cause acute hepatitis. This is one of the reasons why the southeastern coastal areas of my country are high-incidence areas of liver cancer. This is something to pay attention to in preventing liver cancer.

4. To prevent liver cancer, you need to regulate your emotions. Modern people are under increasing pressure in life, but in my country there is currently no large team of psychologists to help people relieve this pressure. If your mentality is not adjusted well, you will easily get sick.