Don't know why you got liver cancer? Do you have these 6 symptoms?

In addition to taking preventive measures in daily life, early detection of liver cancer is also crucial to prevent liver cancer. Early detection and early treatment can greatly increase the chances of liver cancer cure. Let's take a look at the early symptoms of liver cancer.

1. Decreased appetite and upper abdominal distension after meals

Indigestion, belching, and nausea are common gastrointestinal symptoms of liver cancer, among which loss of appetite and abdominal distension are the most common. Diarrhea is also a common gastrointestinal symptom of liver cancer.

2. Fever

Some patients with liver cancer will have symptoms of sweating and fever, and the fever is mainly moderate or low. A few patients may have high fever, above 39°C, generally not accompanied by chills. The fever of liver cancer is mostly cancer fever. This is because the tumor tissue releases pyrogens into the blood circulation after necrosis, but cancer patients are prone to infection due to low resistance, and fever may also occur. It is difficult to distinguish it from the cancer fever of liver cancer, and it is necessary to combine blood pictures and observe whether the antibacterial treatment is effective to make a judgment.

3. Weight loss and fatigue

Due to liver damage and decreased digestion and absorption, as liver cancer progresses, patients will lose weight and may even develop cachexia in severe cases. At the same time, digestive disorders and nutrient absorption disorders lead to insufficient energy. Or liver cell damage and decreased liver function lead to metabolic disorders and inactivation of certain toxins. Or due to the release of toxic substances from liver cancer tissue necrosis, some liver cancer patients may experience fatigue.

4. Bleeding

Due to liver damage and abnormal coagulation function, most patients will experience bleeding gums or subcutaneous ecchymosis. In addition, portal hypertension leads to esophageal varices, which often cause gastrointestinal bleeding in patients, which is also the main cause of death in liver cancer patients.

5. Lower limb edema

Patients with liver cancer and ascites often have lower limb edema, which may occur at the ankles in mild cases or spread to the entire lower limbs in severe cases. This is mainly due to ascites compressing the lower limb veins or cancer thrombus blocking them, which blocks venous return. Mild edema can also be caused by low plasma albumin.

6. Pain in the liver area

Most patients with advanced liver cancer have symptoms of liver pain, with an incidence rate of more than 50%. Liver pain is usually located in the right ribs or under the xiphoid process. It manifests as intermittent or persistent dull pain, dull pain or stabbing pain, which lasts for a period of time. Patients may feel discomfort in the right upper abdomen, which may be mild or severe or relieved on its own in the short term.

If a minor illness is not treated, it will eventually develop into a major illness. We should pay more attention to our health and take good precautions to better resist the attack of cancer.