Early Detection of Liver Cancer

Early Detection of Liver Cancer, Hepatoma of liver cancer or a malignant process in the liver, both primary and secondary. Primary liver cancer means the cancer cells begin to grow out of it's own liver cells which in turn could spread and damage other organs.

While at secondary liver cancer caused by the spread of cancer from elsewhere, for example from gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, cancer of the urinary tract and others.

 

Liver cancer at an early stage generally asymptomatic and without a clear complaints. The new liver cancer will cause symptoms when it has entered an advanced stage.

Symptoms of Liver Cancer:

Complaints would appear tired, weak, drastic weight loss, frequent nausea and vomiting, palpable tumors in the stomach, decreased appetite, muscle aches, the whole skin becomes yellow, vomiting blood, ascites (belly), upper abdominal pain, black stools, leg swelling, sometimes accompanied by fever and chills.

Causes of Liver Cancer

The exact cause of liver cancer is not known for certain, but several factors are suspected as the cause of liver cancer, namely:

Presence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, hereditary predisposition, race, hepatokarsinogenik Clonorchis parasite infection (fungal aflatoxin, alcohol), eating lots of drugs, preservatives, additives, dyes and artificial sweeteners.

This is because the liver is a detoxifying from drugs or food into the body so that more frequent consumption of foods containing the ingredients mentioned above will make the heart grow heavy labor and toxins accumulate in the liver thereby causing damage to the liver.

Examination:

To diagnose liver cancer diperlkan a thorough physical examination and laboratory tests of liver function tests, hepatitis virus omen, a sign of tumor, ultrasound, CT-SCAN, angiographic hepatic, liver biopsy with ultrasound guidance and laparoscopic.

Liver cancer is not contagious, but the cause of liver cancer there are diseases, such as Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted through kissing or sexual intercourse with an infected person, syringes, tattoos, blood transfusion, contact with body fluids through an open skin wound or mucous mucus eyes and mouth.