How is liver cancer caused? Five causes of liver cancer that you should know

Everyone knows that mixing drinks makes you drunk easily, but few people know that mixing drinks is harmful to your health. Recently, a microblog titled "Mixed drinks make you more likely to get liver cancer" circulated online, causing many wine lovers to exclaim "I will never mix drinks again."

A large number of studies in developed countries such as Europe and the United States have shown that alcohol is closely related to liver cancer, and that people who drink mixed drinks are five times more likely to develop liver cancer than those who drink mild drinks or do not drink. This is because the alcohol content of various drinks is different. It is difficult for the body to adapt to such constant changes, such as drinking beer one moment and drinking liquor or wine the next. More importantly, the composition of various drinks is not the same. For example, beer contains carbon dioxide and a large amount of water. Mixing it with liquor will accelerate the penetration of alcohol throughout the body, and the stimulation and harm to organs such as the liver, stomach and kidneys will be more intense.

Experts point out that consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time will increase the liver's oxygen consumption, thus causing acute alcohol poisoning. If you drink excessively for a long time, alcoholic fatty liver will occur in mild cases, and alcoholic cirrhosis and even alcoholic hepatitis will occur in severe cases. Therefore, when drinking, controlling the amount is the key to staying healthy. Although many people understand the harm of alcohol, it is always difficult to pass the test of one or two taels at a banquet, and it is common to drink half a catty or even one catty. Experts remind that it is best to choose low-alcohol wine. Under normal circumstances, the same dose of high-alcohol wine will cause more damage to organs such as the liver than low-alcohol wine. In addition, drinking white wine warm will cause less harm. During the scalding process, organic compounds such as methanol, aldehydes, and ethers will evaporate as the temperature rises, and at the same time, some ethanol will evaporate, slightly reducing the concentration of the wine.

The occurrence of liver cancer is very harmful to the liver. After suffering from liver cancer, it is very important to find the cause while treating it.

Next, let’s take a look at the main causes of liver cancer.

1. Cirrhosis

There is a close relationship between cirrhosis and liver cancer. According to statistics, it usually takes about 7 years for cirrhosis to develop into liver cancer. Therefore, this is one of the causes of liver cancer.

2. Viral hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is one of the more common causes of liver cancer. Generally speaking, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are closely related to the cause of liver cancer. It is reported that in HBV-positive liver cancer patients, HBV genes can be seen integrated into the DNA of liver cancer cells, so HBV is considered an important factor in the development of liver cancer.

3. Alcohol poisoning

This is also a common cause of liver cancer. Alcohol poisoning can cause alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis. In alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis, the number of Kupffer cells decreases, which can increase the occurrence of liver cancer.

4. Trace elements

Current studies on trace elements and the causes of liver cancer have found that liver cancer mortality is negatively correlated with selenium content in the environment and negatively correlated with residents' blood selenium levels. Animal experiments have shown that selenium can block aflatoxin-induced liver cancer in rats and ducks.

5. Medication

Certain drugs have a cumulative effect and can cause liver cancer.