Reviewed by: Zhou Jian (Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University)
Usually, there are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer, or symptoms are atypical, such as fatigue, fever, chills, and night sweats.
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Symptoms that may occur later include:
1. Pain, swelling or tenderness in the right upper quadrant
2. Weight loss
3, Anorexia
4. Jaundice - yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (yellowing of the sclera)
5. Itching all over the body
6. Swelling of the legs
7. Symptoms of advanced liver cancer include fever, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, general weakness, confusion, loss of libido, left abdominal pain and skin lesions (spider angioma) caused by enlarged spleen.
If the above conditions may indicate liver cancer, please consult a doctor in time.
Although these symptoms may also be caused by other liver diseases or other abnormalities in the body, they cannot be ignored. Early diagnosis of the disease leads to better treatment.
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