What harm does liver cancer do to people

Liver cancer is one of the most common diseases nowadays. I believe we have also heard about the news that people around us have died of liver cancer. As a malignant tumor with great harm, liver cancer has brought serious impacts on people's lives and made many people suffer from it. So, what harm does liver cancer do to people? Let's take a look at its specific harms.

What harm does liver cancer do to people?

1. Digestive tract symptoms: decreased appetite, upper abdominal fullness after meals, flatulence, indigestion, nausea, diarrhea, etc. are common digestive tract symptoms of liver cancer.

2. Acute abdominal pain symptoms: After the cancer nodule ruptures, some patients experience acute abdominal pain accompanied by peritoneal irritation symptoms, which can be easily misdiagnosed as acute peritonitis. Abdominal pain caused by the rupture of the cancer nodule is usually accompanied by a drop in blood pressure or even shock.

3. Edema of lower limbs in the middle and late stages of liver cancer: Patients with liver cancer and ascites often have edema of lower limbs, which may occur at the ankles in mild cases and spread to the entire lower limbs in severe cases. The main reason is that ascites compresses the veins of the lower limbs or cancer thrombus blocks the venous return.

4. Bleeding tendency in late stage of liver cancer: Patients with liver cancer often have bleeding tendency such as gingival bleeding and subcutaneous ecchymosis. Gastrointestinal bleeding is also common, mainly due to portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices.

The above is an introduction to the harm of liver cancer to people. I hope this article can help more people who need to know about liver cancer. Experts suggest that liver cancer is very harmful to people. If you can eat well and pay more attention to rest, you can reduce the occurrence of liver cancer. If you are unfortunately diagnosed with this disease, it is recommended to go to a professional place for treatment as soon as possible.