What are the early symptoms of liver cancer? There are six early symptoms of liver cancer that are easy to ignore

In recent years, the incidence of liver cancer has been increasing, and the mortality rate is quite high. Because the early symptoms are not very obvious, they are easily ignored by patients, delaying the best treatment time. The chance of cure when liver cancer develops to the middle and late stages is quite low. Therefore, people at high risk of liver disease or liver cancer should observe their bodies carefully and should achieve early detection and early treatment.

There are six symptoms of liver cancer in the early stage. If you have these symptoms, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

1. Recurrent diarrhea

In the early stages of liver cancer, there will often be repeated diarrhea and pain in the liver area, and then the patient will gradually become thin. When these symptoms occur, many patients will mistakenly think they are symptoms of stomach disease and take stomach disease treatment methods, which will delay the best time for treatment. Therefore, when patients have long-term diarrhea and pain in the liver area, they must go to the hospital for a liver examination in time.

2. Dull or severe pain in the liver and gallbladder areas

Early symptoms of liver cancer include pain in the liver area. The symptoms of pain in the liver area are different from those of abdominal pain. There will be stabbing and dull pain, and it will be persistent. When the tumor grows larger, it will compress other parts of the liver and cause pain. Especially if there is bleeding in the liver, the symptoms of pain in the liver area will be more obvious. This is especially true for patients with a history of cirrhosis. After their condition improves, they should be more alert to whether the pain indicates that the disease has relapsed or developed into liver cancer.

3. Lump

If you touch your upper abdomen and find a lump that tends to grow larger, do not ignore it as it may be an early symptom of liver cancer.

4. Weight loss

Patients with early-stage liver cancer often feel general fatigue and lack of energy, feel fatigue for a long time without knowing the cause, and this fatigue cannot be relieved. If this symptom occurs for a long time, it is necessary to consider whether there is a serious problem with the liver. This is also a typical symptom of early-stage liver cancer.

5. Subcutaneous ecchymosis and gingival bleeding

In the early stages of liver cancer, there will be symptoms such as bleeding gums and subcutaneous ecchymosis. These symptoms are caused by abnormal coagulation function and severe damage to liver function.

6. Fever of unknown cause

Patients with early-stage liver cancer may also experience unexplained fever, which is generally low-grade and accompanied by varying degrees of chills. This is mainly caused by the heat source released after tumor tissue necrosis.

Although the early symptoms of liver cancer are not very obvious, you can still find some unusual symptoms as long as you observe carefully. When the six symptoms listed above appear, you should go to the hospital for liver cancer screening in time to ensure timely detection and treatment.