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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Thanh Nam - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital. The doctor has over 10 years of experience in the field of Diagnostic Imaging.Liver cancer with leg edema, abdominal distension, and blood in the stool are common symptoms that need to be examined and treated.
1. Liver cancer with leg swelling
1.1. Recognizing signs
Liver cancer is a malignancy related to the gastrointestinal tract. The patient's liver is damaged, unable to perform its normal function, leading to dangerous health consequences.In the early stages of liver cancer, patients often notice some transient symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, swelling of the legs. However, patients often think that these are just manifestations of physical weakness, stress or overwork without thinking about cancer. Therefore, the disease is not detected, it becomes more and more severe, when it is in the final stage, it is very difficult to treat.
Liver cancer with leg edema is due to the accumulation of fluid in the legs, caused by a decrease in the osmotic pressure of the blood. There are two common types of edema in liver cancer: soft edema and hard edema. In which, soft edema is also known as fluid edema, the patient presses on the swollen part with his hand, seeing it concave and not elastic again. Soft edema can cause the patient's body weight to increase by more than 2 kg. Meanwhile, hardened edema is usually related to the thyroid gland, the patient has swelling in the legs, gradually leading to swelling all over the body.
Some other symptoms signal serious disease progression such as hormonal changes, vascular swelling in some areas of the body such as nose, breast, ribs, gastrointestinal bleeding, internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids...
1.2. Solution for liver cancer patients with leg edema
Bệnh nhân ung thư gan nên uống nước với lượng vừa đủ
Drink enough water. Do leg exercises to promote blood circulation. Elevate your legs while sleeping. Limit salt in your daily diet. Do not sit or stand in one place for too long. Avoid stimulant drinks and alcoholic beverages. Avoid using medications that cause water retention (consult your doctor). Perform regular health check-ups and follow the doctor's treatment regimen. Develop a healthy diet and lifestyle.
2. Liver cancer is bloated, big belly
Abdominal distention and an enlarged abdomen are often a sign of advanced liver cancer. When liver cancer has reached the end stage, patients often appear tumors spreading to many large organs and abdomen. Therefore, it is easy to see that the patient's abdomen is distended. The liver tumor has now occupied a large area in the abdomen, and at the same time, causes fluid accumulation in the abdomen, causing the patient's abdomen to enlarge, feeling very painful.Besides, for children, if you notice abdominal bloating, you need to quickly take the child to the doctor because it is most likely a sign of liver cancer. Although accounting for only a relatively rare rate, accounting for only about 1% of all cancers in children, children under 11 years old often have multifocal liver cancer, children under 3 years old are hepatoblastoma. This condition is completely operable.
Other symptoms of liver cancer in the late stages include: rapid weight loss, fatigue, pain in the right abdomen, digestive disorders, jaundice, yellow urine, tumor metastasis, fever mild,... Some patients have fever because of abdominal bleeding, caused by broken liver cancer.
3. Tips in the treatment of liver cancer
Bệnh nhân ung thư gan nên ăn các loại thực phẩm chứa Vitamins
Diet: Should provide adequate nutrients such as vitamins, minerals... when the patient is in treatment. treatment with systemic chemotherapy drugs. To deal with anorexia and nausea, the dishes should be varied, attractive, frugal, easy to swallow, and easy to absorb. Living environment: Avoid exposing the patient to a dusty environment, many toxic chemicals, etc. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, eat on time, get enough sleep,... Strengthen the spirit: Illness Cancer treatment patients almost have a mental breakdown. Therefore, the role of relatives is extremely important to increase empathy, help relieve psychology, and bring optimism to patients. When liver cancer has developed to a late stage for adults, usually after about 5 years of treatment, only 20% of patients survive. Therefore, when noticing abnormal symptoms related to the liver, patients need to consult a doctor for timely detection and appropriate treatment. In addition, it is recommended to visit and screen for liver cancer periodically to detect the first germs of cancer early.
4. Screening and early detection of liver cancer at Vinmec
The package of screening and early detection of liver cancer of Vinmec Hospital includes: Screening for the risk of liver cancer; Early detection of liver cancer can lead to appropriate and timely treatment.Vinmec is the leading prestigious address in liver cancer screening with advantages such as:
Patients are examined and consulted with a team of highly specialized and experienced doctors in the Oncology specialty. Comprehensive professional cooperation with domestic and international hospitals: Singapore, Japan, USA, etc. Comprehensive treatment and care, multi-specialty coordination towards individualizing each patient. Having a full range of specialized facilities for diagnosis and staging before treatment: Endoscopy, CT scan, PET-CT scan, MRI, histopathological diagnosis, gene-cell testing, .. There are a full range of mainstream cancer treatment methods: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, stem cell transplant...
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