How can we effectively prevent liver cancer? To prevent liver cancer, we must first prevent hepatitis

To prevent liver cancer, we must first prevent hepatitis

Preventing Hepatitis

Using hepatitis vaccines to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer. Not only should children be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine when they are born, but adults who have not been vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine or have not had hepatitis should also be vaccinated with hepatitis B. This can block some hepatitis from developing into liver cancer.

Stay away from carcinogens

Do not eat moldy or mushy food, as aflatoxin and other substances contained in such food are carcinogens. Frequent consumption of moldy food is very likely to cause liver cancer.

Stop drinking

Alcohol in the human body needs to be detoxified by the liver, the largest chemical factory in the human body. The acetaldehyde produced in this metabolic process is extremely toxic to the human body and can cause cell damage, fat deposition in liver cells, inflammatory necrosis of liver cells, and proliferation of fibrous connective tissue, and eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver, some of which will turn into liver cancer.

Regular medical check-ups

Patients with chronic hepatitis B or C are 10-30 times more likely to develop liver cancer than normal people. If hepatitis is cured, the damage to the liver caused by the hepatitis virus has not disappeared, which means that the basis for cancer still exists, so regular examinations should be conducted. For those who are over 35 years old and have positive hepatitis B surface antigen, have chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis for more than 5 years, and have a family history of liver cancer in three generations of their direct relatives, testing alpha-fetoprotein and liver ultrasound every six months is the most effective way to detect liver cancer in the early stage.

Actively exercise to enhance immunity: The occurrence of liver cancer is also related to the body's immunity. Under normal circumstances, cells in the human body may form cancer cells, but the human immune system has the ability to eliminate these cells and prevent cancer from occurring in the human body. When the human immune system weakens, it is easy to develop cancer.

Actively exercising and enhancing the body's immunity are also important aspects of preventing liver cancer. Hepatitis B patients should have good living habits and maintain an optimistic mood, which can enhance physical fitness, improve the body's immunity, and prevent cirrhosis and liver cancer.