Liver cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any type of cancer. As a rule, the disease is detected at later stages, since in the early stages you can simply not notice the symptoms, noted hepatologist Alla Yuzhnova, writes MedikForum.
It’s possible to have liver cancer for years—perhaps even decades—and not know it, she says. The doctor urged to listen carefully to the body and pay attention to any suspicious changes.
She named three warning signs: pain in the right upper abdomen, general malaise, feeling tired and lethargic without energy. In this case, the signals may be “weak” and “fuzzy”, but as the tumor grows, the signs will become more obvious.
Yuzhnova noted that when liver cancer cells begin to grow through the liver tissue and cause liver failure, it can cause jaundice. This characteristic sign of liver cancer usually appears as the first warning sign in 19-40% of patients with this disease, she says.
The doctor advised me to watch myself and sound the alarm if there are signs such as unexplained weight loss, a feeling of satiety after a small meal, and the ability to feel a solid swelling or fullness in the upper right abdomen under the ribs. She also attributed to the alarming signs: pain in the right shoulder due to irritation under the diaphragm, muscle weakness, constipation and confusion.
Source: Rosbalt
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