Why is the mortality rate of liver cancer so high? How can we prevent liver cancer in our daily life?

Liver cancer has not only appeared frequently in recent years, but the mortality rate has also remained high. Why is this? Is the high mortality rate of liver cancer due to the treatment? Let's find out together.

The frequent occurrence of liver cancer is closely related to the increase of life pressure, the accelerated pace of life and the irregular work and rest. So, what is the reason for the high mortality rate of liver cancer? The high mortality rate of liver cancer is firstly due to the limitation of medical conditions. At present, the medical level is relatively limited. When many patients are diagnosed with the disease, the disease has progressed to the middle and late stages and is more serious. What's more, the disease has spread and metastasized. Secondly, the high mortality rate of liver cancer is related to its own characteristics - high malignancy and poor treatment effect. While the mortality rates of diseases such as breast cancer and esophageal cancer have dropped significantly, the mortality rate of liver cancer remains relatively high.

Although liver cancer is fatal and the treatment effect is poor, doctors have never stopped researching. Up to now, liver cancer treatment has achieved outstanding results. Among the many liver cancer treatment programs, the comprehensive program has been well received, not only because it can focus on treating tumors in the liver, but also because it can regulate the patient's immunity as a whole while focusing on treating local tumors, changing the tumor's internal environment and helping patients achieve an ideal prognosis.

How to prevent liver cancer in life

1. Preventing Hepatitis Using hepatitis vaccines to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer. Not only should children 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. This can block some hepatitis from developing into liver cancer.

2. Stay away from carcinogens Do not eat moldy or mushy food, as aflatoxin contained in such food is a carcinogen. Eating moldy food is very likely to cause liver cancer.

3. Quit drinking Alcohol needs to be detoxified by the liver, the largest chemical factory in the human body. The acetaldehyde produced in this metabolic process is extremely toxic to the human body and can cause cell damage, fat deposition in liver cells, inflammation and necrosis of liver cells, and hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue, which can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver, and some cirrhosis of the liver will turn into liver cancer.

4. Regular physical examinations. The risk of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B or C is 10 to 30 times higher than that of normal people. If hepatitis is cured, the damage to the liver caused by the hepatitis virus has not disappeared, which means that the basis for cancer is still there, so regular examinations should be conducted. For people over 35 years old who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, have chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis for more than 5 years, and have a family history of liver cancer in three generations of their direct relatives, testing alpha-fetoprotein and liver B-ultrasound every six months is the most effective way to detect liver cancer in the early stage.

5. Actively exercise. The occurrence of liver cancer is also related to the body's immunity. Under normal circumstances, cells in the human body may form cancer cells, but the human immune system has the ability to eliminate these cells, and the human body will not develop cancer. When the human body's immunity is weakened, it is easy to develop cancer. Actively exercising and enhancing the body's immunity are also important aspects of preventing liver cancer. Hepatitis B patients should have good living habits, have a regular daily routine, do appropriate physical and mental exercises, and maintain an optimistic mood. This can enhance physical fitness, improve the body's immunity, and prevent cirrhosis and liver cancer.