What are the early symptoms of liver cancer? Men should pay special attention to 6 early symptoms of liver cancer

The incidence of liver cancer is particularly high in my country, especially among men. Therefore, men must understand the early symptoms of liver cancer and early detection and early treatment. So, what are the early symptoms of liver cancer? Let's learn about it together.

Early symptoms of liver cancer in men

1. If a patient has a history of hepatitis and cirrhosis, in the early stages of liver cancer, although there will be no chills or fever, there will still be sudden dull pain or severe pain in the liver and gallbladder areas. However, many of these patients mistakenly believe that it is a recurrence of their hepatitis or cirrhosis and do not pay much attention to it, which leads to misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis of liver cancer.

2. Dry mouth, irritability, insomnia, gum and nasal bleeding, upper abdominal distension, and discomfort in the liver area are all early symptoms of liver cancer in men.

3. In the early stage of liver cancer, patients will feel pain in joints all over the body, especially in the waist and back. At the same time, patients may also experience anorexia, irritability, and discomfort in the liver area, which are also early symptoms of liver cancer in men. However, most patients, especially middle-aged and elderly patients, generally believe that these symptoms are rheumatic diseases and use anti-rheumatic treatment.

4. Repeated diarrhea, indigestion, and abdominal distension are also early symptoms of liver cancer, but many patients are initially treated for gastrointestinal diseases.

5. In the early stage of liver cancer, patients may also feel a mass in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen. The mass is generally hard and uneven, and tends to continue to grow, but the patient does not have any discomfort.

6. Diarrhea is also a common symptom of liver cancer in the early stage, but it can be easily mistaken for chronic enteritis. The reason why liver cancer causes diarrhea is that the tumor invades the portal vein, causing portal hypertension and intestinal dysfunction. Secondly, ascites can also cause diarrhea.

If you find the following conditions, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible:

1. Pain in the liver area. More than half of the patients have this as the first symptom, which is usually persistent dull pain, stabbing pain or distending pain.

2. Systemic and digestive tract symptoms. In the early stage, it is often difficult to attract attention, and the main manifestations are fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, etc. Some patients may also have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, etc. In the late stage, anemia, jaundice, ascites, lower limb edema, subcutaneous hemorrhage and cachexia may appear.

3. Hepatomegaly. This is the most common sign of mid- to late-stage liver cancer. In many cases, hepatomegaly or a mass in the liver is accidentally felt by the patient and becomes the first symptom of liver cancer.