Many people do not find any liver cancer symptoms in the early stage of liver cancer because the disease is not easy to diagnose until the advanced stage.

Below are the liver cancer symptoms:

• weight loss
• abdominal pain or fullness
• ascites
• jaundice
• upper abdomen pain or swelling
• Breast swelling in men
• Fatigue

The main function of liver is detoxifying harmful substances from our bloodstream. When the liver cell begins to grow abnormally, it is when the liver cancer starts and it blocks the work of detoxifying. And that’s where the liver cancer symptoms start manifesting.

In many cases, liver cancer doesn’t begin from the liver but it found in other part of body such as pancreas and spread over to the liver. To give a proper treatment to the cancer, doctor need to do a few test to identify the source of cancer.

Liver cancer may also cause failure to other organ too for example kidney failure. It lost the ability to filter fluids and waste. Sometimes it goes to lung and bones as well. When the cancer spread outside the liver, it will become more difficult to cure.

Surgery is the best treatment to resect or remove the area of the cancer found. Liver transplant is to remove the liver and replace another healthy organ. This is a good option for patient who diagnose the liver cancer in early stage and when the tumor is small.

Liver cancer may not be possible to prevent but can reduce the risk of getting the disease. The most effective way is to protect yourself from hepatitis B and C. Taking hepatitis B vaccine is the best and most effective way.

Before getting any liver cancer treatment, you may want to get other opinions about the diagnosis. You may visit more specialists, gather more information about the disease, checking the progress of the liver cancer symptoms etc. Discuss the treatment choice and results of each treatment may be appropriate.