Is liver cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage? Reminder: There are 4 kinds of abnormalities in the skin, most of which are liver cancer on the upper body

Mr. Yang is a 45-year-old semi-trailer driver. He is always on the road to pull coal. He eats and rests very irregularly. Half a month ago, Mr. Yang found that his skin was yellow , and his family suggested that he go to the hospital. check.

After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor found that Mr. Yang's alpha-fetoprotein content was very high, and he was finally diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. Such news was a bolt from the blue for Mr. Yang's family.

1. How far is it from hepatitis to liver cancer?

According to statistics, in 2012, new liver cancer patients in China accounted for 50.5% of the world, and liver cancer deaths accounted for 51.3%. It can be said that China is a large country with liver cancer, but in fact, the occurrence of liver cancer is likely to be transformed from basic hepatitis.

Professor Zheng Sujun, deputy director of Beijing You'an Hospital's Intractable Liver Disease and Artificial Liver Center, pointed out that there are only three steps from hepatitis to liver cancer: hepatitis - liver cirrhosis - liver cancer .

Once infected with hepatitis B virus, the virus will activate the body's immunity, and in the process of clearing the virus, it will cause immune damage, leading to liver inflammation, and persistent hepatitis B virus infection may cause liver cirrhosis .

If the patient is accompanied by other physical diseases at the same time, it is likely that the tumor cells cannot be identified in time, thereby causing liver cancer.

Second, liver cancer "upper body", the skin may have these 4 kinds of abnormalities

Liver cancer has a high incidence in China, and most patients have already reached the middle and late stages when they go to the doctor, resulting in a very unsatisfactory prognosis. In fact, the upper body of liver cancer will send out a distress signal.

1. Itchy skin

Symptoms of itchy skin, most people will suspect a skin disease at first, but if the treatment effect is not good, it is likely to be a signal of cancer in the body, such as skin itching caused by liver cancer, most of which means that the disease is very serious.

2. Redness of the palm

Chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver can cause symptoms of flaky congestion in the palm, which will turn white when pressed. Most of this is a signal from liver disease.

3. Red spots appear on the body

Abnormal liver function can cause estrogen metabolism to be affected, resulting in red spider-like spider naevi.

4. Yellowing of the skin

Yellowing of the skin is a typical feature of liver abnormalities. Due to abnormal liver function, bilirubin metabolism will be affected, resulting in pigmentation.

3. Liver cancer is at an advanced stage as soon as it is discovered. How to prevent it as soon as possible?

Many liver cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and it is very difficult to treat. It is necessary to know that prevention is greater than treatment, so how to prevent it as soon as possible?

Because there are no obvious symptoms in the early stage of liver cancer, it is easy to be ignored by people, and liver cancer cells may also reach all parts of the body with the blood. Wait until the patients have obvious symptoms before going to the examination. Most of them have reached the middle and late stages , so we must do the usual prevention. .

1. Have healthy and good living habits

Usually, we must develop a healthy diet, regular work and rest, appropriate exercise and other good living habits, so as to avoid unhealthy living habits and lay the groundwork for cancer.

2. Regular medical screening

For high-risk groups of liver cancer, regular screening for liver disease must be done, and early detection and early treatment are very important.

We must pay attention to the basic liver disease. We must know that there are only three steps from hepatitis to liver cancer. If you have symptoms such as itchy skin, red palms, red spots on the body, yellow skin, etc., you should be careful about the signals sent by liver cancer. Liver cancer prevention and regular screening must be done well.

References:

[1] From hepatitis to liver cancer, the body has given 3 chances, don't take it seriously. Health Times. 2022-03-17

[2] Early stage of liver cancer: Please pay attention to these symptoms on the skin. Tencent Video Health. 2017-10-12

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