Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) - this is a very complex and insidious disease in which a person's death can occur within a few months after the discovery of the tumor. Early diagnosis and proper treatment increases the chance to prolong the patient's life, and even in some cases allow to save him from cancer.
liver cancer often remains undetected until such time as it reaches a high degree of progress when treatment has a low positive result. Therefore, thanks to the care of your body careful observation you will see signs indicating liver problems - knowledge of the symptoms and risk factors can help in a timely manner to protect you this disease.
Five signs that may indicate the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
1. Loss of appetite
Patients with liver cancer eat less than usual and quickly lose interest in food.
2. Weight loss
Losing weight for many people is a desirable phenomenon. However, the sudden weight loss without effort and pre-diet can mean liver cancer.
3. Stomach problems
The disease causes severe pain in the stomach, especially in the upper part, where the liver. In addition, impaired digestion, nausea and vomiting occur, swells the area around the stomach.
4. Discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes
The liver cleanses the blood. But if the work is broken body, can not be effectively carried out this function. Chemical compounds, in particular, bilirubin (toxin) begins to accumulate in the body, leaving the skin and eyes proteins yellow. This is called jaundice.
5. Change in stool and urine
Yellow, paly or gray stool indicates a problem with bile. Bile - a substance produced by the liver cells. Light color stools may indicate that the liver does not produce enough bile or her way out of the body difficult.
If urine color becomes darker sharply, which means that increased bilirubin in the blood - one of the most important indicators of intoxication, which occurs due to poor liver function.
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