Types of Liver Cancer Pain in the stomach or lumps

2019-12-16 23:11:13

Symptoms of liver cancer are scarce at an early stage and then appear slowly.

Pain in the stomach, lumps, abdominal bloating, weight loss, severe fatigue, or indigestion.

When the symptoms become obvious, the disease is already advanced.

This is why the liver is called the organ of silence.

It serves to protect our bodies from harmful substances from outside.

It plays a role in carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid and protein metabolism, fat metabolism, vitamin, mineral and hormone metabolism, and detoxification and blood volume control.

It is a disease with very low survival rate.

In fact, the chance of surviving five years after developing liver cancer is only 32.8%.

The biggest feature is the characteristics of liver cancer with low long-term survival.

According to the 2016 Statistics on the Causes of Death, the death rate for liver cancer was 21.5 per 100,000 people, the second highest after lung cancer (35.1).

Liver cancer prophylaxis can be prevented by vaccination in newborns in case of hepatitis B virus infection, and there is no preventive vaccine yet in case of hepatitis C virus.

Because of the blood infection, illegal medical procedures, unsanitary piercings, and tattoos should be avoided.

Excessive drinking and unbalanced lifestyles can be affected.

It is largely divided into hepatocellular carcinoma originating from hepatocytes and cholangiocarcinoma originating from bile duct cells.

Hepatocellular carcinoma accounts for about 74.5% of primary liver cancer in Korea, followed by bile duct carcinoma, and other carcinomas are rare.