Warning signal for liver cancer
Liver cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the liver. It is also a silent type of cancer. Many people only discover that they have liver cancer when the cancer has developed to the middle or late stages. Relevant studies have shown that the survival rate of liver cancer patients is only 12.5%, and the mortality rate is very high.
Scientific research shows that hepatitis is the number one culprit in causing cancer. 70% of cancer patients suffer from viral hepatitis such as hepatitis B or hepatitis C. This shows how harmful hepatitis is. The first priority in preventing liver cancer is to actively prevent and control hepatitis.
Causes of liver cancer
1. Viral hepatitis: The incidence of primary liver cancer in people infected with hepatitis B and C viruses is 2 to 100 times higher than that in normal people.
2. Aflatoxin: This type of carcinogen is suitable for growing in high temperature and high humidity climates, especially moldy food. If you eat food contaminated with aflatoxin for a long time, it will induce liver cancer.
3. Bad eating habits: If you consume pickled, fried, smoked, deep-fried, or moldy food for a long time, your chances of developing liver cancer will be 10 times higher.
4. Smoking and drinking: The harmful substances in tobacco can seriously damage various organs of the body, especially the respiratory tract and liver. The probability of smokers developing liver cancer is greatly increased. After alcohol enters the human body, it will also damage the liver and put a burden on the liver’s detoxification function. Once toxins cannot be discharged from the body, the risk of liver cancer will increase.
If your body itches, don’t mistake it for allergies, it may be a “warning signal” for liver cancer
58-year-old Mr. Tom has been helping to take care of children after retirement. Although he is not use to everything in the city, he enjoys every day seeing the innocent smiles of the children.
Mr. Tom, who should be enjoying the happiness of family life, has had some health problems recently. Since autumn, he has been itching all over his body. At first, he thought it was caus by dry skin due to the change of seasons in autumn, so he didn’t take it seriously. The children even bought him a lotion and asked him to apply it after taking a bath.
But after a while, the itching of Mr. Tom’s body did not get better, but worsened. So his son took him to the hospital and checked the dermatology department. But after the examination, it was found that Mr. Tom’s itching was not cause by allergies. The doctor suggested that go to the liver department for examination. Mr. Tom was still confuse. Why should he go to the liver department for skin itching? The doctor just nodded and smiled and asked him to check it.
After liver and body examination, Mr. Tom’s alpha-fetoprotein index was as high as 600ug/L, far higher than the normal index. The doctor confirm that Mr. Tom had liver cancer and need to be hospitalize immediately. Mr. Tom and his son were very confuse. How could it be link to liver cancer when it was just itchy skin?
Doctors remind you: If you feel itchy in two places on your body, don’t mistake it for allergies, as it may be a “warning signal” of liver cancer.
1. Dry and itchy eyes: After the liver is damage, the eyes will experience abnormal dryness and itchiness. This is because after the liver is damage, the circulation of qi and blood in the liver is obstruct, leading to insufficient liver blood. Dry and itchy eyes require nourishment from the liver, and insufficient liver blood will cause dry and itchy eyes.
2. Itching on the front of the neck: When the liver is damage, the liver’s detoxification function decreases, and liver fat secretion increases and accumulates in the liver. When it reaches a certain amount, some of the bile hydrochloric acid in the gallbladder will travel with the blood to various parts of the body, thereby stimulating the nerve endings of the skin and causing itching of the skin, especially the front of the neck. This causes itching on the front of the neck and even unbearable symptoms.
Summary: In addition to itching in two places on the body, early symptoms of liver cancer include abdominal distension, fatigue, and weight loss. Some patients will suffer from low fever, jaundice, diarrhea, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and other symptoms. Once these symptoms appear, you must seek medical attention in time and do not delay the disease.
