SajianSedap.com Cancer is still one of the deadliest diseases in the world which has claimed many sufferers.
Various types of cancer attack many organs of the body, such as liver cancer, breast cancer, brain cancer, and others.
So it is important to maintain a healthy body so that it remains prime and not susceptible to disease.
Even so, other factors can be a contributor to the growth of cancer in the body.
So it is necessary to check as early as possible if the body feels unwell and requires treatment.
Some of the initial symptoms are also painless, so they are sometimes considered trivial, even though it can slowly take the sufferer.
Well, here are the symptoms of liver cancer that need to be watched out for as early as possible.
Symptoms of Liver Cancer
Gleneagles Hospital Singapore liver disease expert, doctor Cheah Yee Lee, revealed that there are several symptoms that a person experiences when suffering from liver cancer.
“The symptoms include upper right abdominal pain, sudden weight loss with no known cause, and swelling in the abdomen due to ascites or fluid buildup in the abdomen,” explained Cheah during the Yellow Operation Campaign discussion in Jakarta.
Pain in the upper right abdomen sometimes radiates to the back and shoulders. You can also feel bloated or bloated after eating.
Health also deteriorates suddenly in patients with chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis.
In addition, symptoms can also be accompanied by high fever, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.
Typical symptoms are yellowing of the skin and eyes, known as jaundice.
Jaundice occurs in those who have impaired liver function.
Jaudice appears because of the large amount of bilirubin, which is a yellow pigment that accumulates in the blood.
In people with normal liver function, bilirubin should be carried by the blood to the liver, then through digestion to eventually be excreted through the feces.
However, in people whose liver function has been damaged, bilirubin actually accumulates in the blood and is stored in the skin and eyes so that it turns yellow.
As a result, the urine is also dark in color because the bilirubin cannot be excreted through the stool. It also makes stools look pale in color.
Unfortunately, these symptoms usually appear if the cancer has entered an advanced stage. In the early stages, liver cancer often does not cause typical symptoms so that it is not diagnosed.
For this reason, routine screening is very important, especially for those who have risk factors.
“Prevention is more important. One of them is a blood test to determine whether or not there is infection with the hepatitis B and C viruses,” said Cheah.
The article continues after the video below.
Fatty Foods Cause Liver Cancer
French fries and burgers are on the list of foods that can cause liver cancer.
Because eating too many foods that are high in saturated fat can make the liver work harder.
Over time there will be inflammation of the liver known as cirrhosis which leads to liver cancer.
Too many sweet things can break the heart.
The reason, one of the liver’s work is to convert sugar into fat.
Well, if you consume too much sugar, your liver will work harder.
Eventually, fat from sugar will accumulate in the liver cells because the liver fails to break down, transfer, and store fat effectively.
Liver can be wrapped in fat or commonly called fatty liver.
This condition can also lead to liver cancer.
This article has been published on Kompas with the title Symptoms of Liver Cancer, from Swollen Stomach to Yellow Skin
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