Can B-ultrasound detect early liver cancer? The secrets of early liver cancer detection methods

China has always been a country with a high incidence of hepatitis. Many people get hepatitis for no apparent reason. The three steps of hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer, scare many hepatitis patients, who are afraid that they will go down the path of liver cancer. Can early liver cancer be detected through B-ultrasound? You will know everything after reading this article.

Liver cancer is one of the most malignant tumors, especially in China. Many people die from liver cancer every year, and the age of liver cancer patients is getting younger and younger. Many people ask if they can detect liver cancer through B-ultrasound if they suspect they have it. In fact, blood test + B-ultrasound can detect whether there is liver cancer, but in the early stages of liver cancer, B-ultrasound alone cannot fully determine whether you have liver cancer, and the following further examinations need to be done.

Can B-ultrasound detect early liver cancer?

Generally speaking, early liver cancer can be detected through B-ultrasound, but doctors cannot always detect it. Sometimes, because each person has different early liver cancer conditions and different physical conditions, some people may see abnormalities through B-ultrasound, while others may need to undergo further CT or MRI examinations. Here, experts also remind everyone that if you have hepatitis for more than 5 years, you should have a check-up at least once every six months, including liver function, alpha-fetoprotein (AFp), B-ultrasound, liver stiffness tests, etc. Other people who have been drinking heavily for many years and those with a family history of liver cancer are the key targets for annual physical examinations.

Early liver cancer is highly curable, early detection and early treatment are the best!

If the liver cancer is less than 5 centimeters, the five-year cure rate can basically reach 80%, and the ten-year cure rate can reach 50%. Therefore, for small liver cancers, the possibility of cure by surgical resection is very high.

If liver cancer develops to the late stage, the survival rate is very low, and patients can only live for 3-6 months. Comprehensive treatments such as chemotherapy, embolization, gamma knife therapy, drug therapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy can prolong the patient's survival. In fact, the key to liver cancer treatment is early stage. The earlier the treatment, the higher the possibility of cure. Here we also want to remind everyone that if you find discomfort in the liver area or yellow eyes, please go to the hospital for examination in time.