What are the early symptoms of liver cancer? This kind of bad breath may be a sign of liver cancer

A piece of news that "long-term cough is actually caused by liver cancer" has attracted people's attention. Is cough really an early symptom of liver cancer? In fact, the most obvious symptoms of liver cancer are loss of appetite, yellow complexion, upper abdominal pain, bloating, etc., while cough is not a common symptom of liver cancer. In reality, many netizens have delayed their treatment because they ignored the symptoms of liver cancer. So what are the early symptoms of liver cancer?

Sulfur-smelling bad breath may be a precursor to liver cancer

Most people will not seek medical attention for bad breath, and do not even think that bad breath is a problem. In fact, more than 80% of bad breath comes from dirty mouths, and most of it is caused by oral diseases or lack of rest, but some special smells of bad breath may be a "signal" of serious illness. If you have a normal work and rest schedule but find that bad breath persists for 1-2 weeks, it is recommended to go to the hospital's dental department for treatment.

80% of people who have bad breath have oral problems, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, etc. In addition, excessive psychological stress will affect the work of the nervous system and the habit of saliva secretion. A dry mouth will become dirty and easily produce bad breath. Atrophic rhinitis, chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis or tonsil stones can also cause bad breath in the mouth.

Bad breath caused by certain diseases may also have some unique pungent smells. For example, chronic atrophic gastritis may have a smell of fermented food; diabetic ketoacidosis and renal insufficiency may have a rotten apple smell; people with renal failure may have a fishy bad breath; and patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer may have a sulfur smell.

What are the early symptoms of liver cancer?

1. Loss of appetite. Abdominal distension, loss of appetite, indigestion after meals, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting;

2. Pain in the right upper abdomen. Pain may occur in the pit of the stomach or in the right upper abdomen. The pain is characterized by dull pain and distending pain, which can usually be relieved by hand pressure. Some patients have abdominal distension and pain, and most have ascites.

3. General fatigue. Feeling tired and weak all the time, lack of energy, lack of concentration, and inability to do things.

4. Yellow eyes and itchy skin. The eyeballs turn yellow, even the whole body turns yellow, the urine turns yellow, and the skin all over the body itches.

5. Unexplained bleeding: Unexplained bleeding from the gums, nose, mouth, or subcutaneous bleeding, black stools, or positive occult blood in stools, and irregular vaginal bleeding in women.

6. Weight loss. If you lose weight in a short period of time without any obvious cause, you should pay enough attention to it. Don’t take it as a good thing that you have successfully lost weight. This kind of “thinness” is not desirable.

7. Fever of unknown cause. Fever of unknown cause, no inflammation, no external symptoms, but repeated fever, which occurs from time to time, should be treated with caution.

In addition, liver palms, spider nevi, male breast development, lower limb edema, etc. are also external signs of liver cancer and you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.