Factors that induce liver cancer and symptoms of early liver cancer

Liver cancer is a common disease, and it is also an extremely complex and difficult to treat disease. Many liver cancer patients died without getting a good treatment in the end. So whenever people mention liver cancer, they will be shocked. And my country is a country with a high incidence of liver cancer, and many people die of liver cancer every year. Liver cancer is caused by long-term damage to the liver by inflammation or other factors, which leads to the appearance of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The appearance of liver cancer is often caused by chronic hepatitis B that is not effectively treated, and eventually develops into liver cancer. In addition to the most common factors of chronic hepatitis B, what factors in daily life can induce liver cancer? Now let's introduce it in detail.

Your eating habits:

The older generation is always used to being frugal. They are reluctant to throw away slightly spoiled leftovers, and they eat slightly moldy food after drying it in the sun. These eating habits are not advisable.

drink wine:

As the saying goes, "drinking alcohol hurts the liver." Drinking alcohol is not the direct cause of liver cancer, but it acts like a catalyst and can promote the occurrence and progression of liver cancer. People with a long-term alcohol addiction are more likely to develop liver cancer. This is because after alcohol enters the human body, it is mainly metabolized in the liver. The toxicity of alcohol to liver cells causes liver cells to have obstacles in the decomposition and metabolism of fatty acids, causing fat deposition in the liver and causing fatty liver. The more alcohol is consumed, the more severe the fatty liver becomes, which in turn causes liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. If hepatitis patients drink heavily, it will greatly accelerate and aggravate the formation and development of cirrhosis and promote the occurrence of liver cancer.

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What are the early symptoms of liver cancer?

1. Irregular fever

Cancer patients are very susceptible to infection due to their low resistance. Some liver cancer patients will have unexplained fever, generally around 37.5℃~38℃, occasionally reaching above 39℃, with irregular fever pattern, mostly without chills. Fever is more common in the afternoon, and sometimes remittent fever can also be seen. Fever is caused by the release of pyrogens into the blood circulation after necrosis of tumor tissue.

2. Pain in the liver area

Pain in the liver area is the first symptom of most liver cancer patients, especially those with a history of hepatitis and cirrhosis. When discomfort in the right upper abdomen occurs, or sudden dull or severe pain in the liver and gallbladder area, or intermittent pain occurs, more attention should be paid. For adults over 30 years old, if a lump can be felt in the right upper abdomen and upper abdomen, which is hard and uneven in surface, and has a clear tendency to increase with continuous observation, but the patient has no obvious discomfort, liver cancer should be suspected.

3. Weight loss, fatigue and digestive tract symptoms

Unexplained weight loss due to liver damage and decreased digestion and absorption is also a common symptom in liver cancer patients. It often occurs in the middle and late stages of liver cancer. It may be caused by changes in the body's biochemical metabolism caused by tumor metabolites, coupled with reduced food intake. In severe cases, cachexia may occur. Digestive tract symptoms include loss of appetite, upper abdominal fullness after meals, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.

4. Bleeding tendency

Liver cancer patients often have bleeding gums, subcutaneous ecchymoses and other bleeding tendencies, which are mainly caused by impaired liver function and abnormal coagulation function. It is especially common in patients with liver cancer and cirrhosis. Gastrointestinal bleeding is also common, mainly due to portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices. In fact, gastrointestinal bleeding is also a cause of liver cancer.