How to prevent liver cancer? It is recommended to know these common sense to prevent liver cancer

The liver is the largest biochemical factory in the human body. Due to the liver's powerful biochemical compensatory function, early liver cancer often lacks typical clinical symptoms, is easily ignored, and develops rapidly.

A persistent cough may also be a symptom of liver cancer

"When people talk about liver cancer, what comes to mind is pain in the liver area, jaundice, abdominal distension, and weight loss. The image of the 'sick man of East Asia' emerges in their minds. In fact, liver cancer has many manifestations. In addition to chronic cough, back pain, stomach pain, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, ascites, etc. cannot be cured for a long time, so we need to be alert to the possibility of tumors." Lin Lizhu said.

A persistent cough may also be a symptom of liver cancer. There are two main factors: one is that during breathing, liver tumors stimulate the diaphragm, causing lung reflexes and coughing; the other is that liver cancer metastasizes to the lungs and causes coughing. "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine points out that 'all the internal organs can cause coughing, not just the lungs.' So if a cough persists for a long time, a comprehensive examination should be conducted to rule out diseases caused by other organs," she reminded.

Prevention of liver cancer:

1. Prevent hepatitis: Using hepatitis vaccines to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer, but it is estimated that it will take decades to see results. It has been proven that hepatitis B vaccines are effective in preventing hepatitis. However, from a comprehensive perspective, prevention of HCV and HDV still needs to be considered. In addition to injecting hepatitis B vaccines, prevention of viral hepatitis also requires attention to the control of other transmission routes, such as diet, surgery, blood transfusion, injection, acupuncture and hairdressing.

2. Grain mold prevention: Mainly for corn and peanuts that are easily contaminated by AFB1. Moisture-proof storage is carried out during grain harvesting, threshing, transportation, drying, storage, etc. Grain that has been obviously moldy cannot be eaten; grain that is extremely mildly moldy is carefully selected, cleaned, and treated with drugs. In high-incidence areas, it is recommended to change the dietary structure and reduce the proportion of corn in the staple food.

3. Improve drinking water: In rural areas with high incidence, adopt a variety of measures in conjunction with the patriotic health campaign to improve the drinking water environment. Change from drinking ditch and pond water to drinking well water, deep well water, and rainwater, or build small water plants. Cities should use unpolluted water sources as the source of tap water and prevent environmental pollution.

4. Other preventive measures include reducing the intake of nitrosamines, quitting smoking and drinking, etc.