How to diagnose whether you have liver cancer? Five symptoms of liver cancer are visible and tangible

I believe that everyone is familiar with liver cancer. In recent years, we often hear that someone died of liver cancer, which shows that the incidence and mortality of liver cancer are quite high, posing a serious threat to people's health. Therefore, liver cancer should be prevented, and symptoms should be discovered and treated in time.

These symptoms of liver cancer are visible and tangible. You should know the following five typical symptoms:

1. Weight loss and fatigue

In the middle and late stages of liver cancer, symptoms such as weight loss and general fatigue will appear, which is one of the most typical symptoms. This is because the metabolic products of the cancerous tissue in the body cause changes in the body's biochemical metabolism, which will affect appetite, reduce food intake, and cause weight loss, further causing a variety of discomfort symptoms such as lack of energy and general fatigue.

2. Low fever and chills

Low fever and chills are also typical symptoms of liver cancer, which are mainly caused by tumor necrosis or secondary products of tumor tissue in the body. Generally, the low fever will be around 37.5℃, and high fever may occur occasionally, accompanied by chills and chills. Fever is generally more common after noon.

3. Digestive tract symptoms

Because liver cancer is a cancer that easily metastasizes and spreads, as the disease progresses, the cells will spread over a large area and invade the gastrointestinal digestive system. It is generally manifested as loss of appetite and a feeling of upper back pain after eating, and may even cause digestive tract symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and diarrhea.

4. Pain

The pain of liver cancer is generally located in the liver area. In the middle and late stages of liver cancer, the pain in the liver area will be under the xiphoid process and in the ribs. The symptoms of pain are generally persistent dull pain, stabbing pain, and dull pain. As the disease progresses, cancer cells further spread and metastasize, and the internal organs of the body will be affected and experience pain symptoms. Therefore, when liver cancer patients experience pain in multiple parts of the body, liver cancer metastasis should be considered.

5. Bleeding

Liver cancer patients also have a tendency to bleed, such as nosebleeds and gum bleeding, subcutaneous ecchymosis, gastrointestinal bleeding and blood in the stool. When these serious bleeding symptoms occur, it should be considered that the disease has developed to the late stage of liver cancer. In the late stage of liver cancer, hypoproteinemia may cause systemic edema, ascites, and abdominal distension.

Because the early symptoms of liver cancer are not very obvious and are somewhat similar to those of liver disease, many patients ignore them and often do not have conscious symptoms until the middle or late stages. However, the cure rate in the middle or late stages is quite low, so liver cancer must be detected and treated early. The chance of cure in the early stages of liver cancer will be greatly increased. Therefore, everyone must observe their own bodies more often. If there is abnormal liver function or if you are at high risk of liver cancer, you should go to the hospital for liver examinations regularly.