What is the relationship between liver cirrhosis and liver cancer

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My uncle is very fond of drinking and eating heavy food. When he went to the hospital some time ago, he found that he had liver cirrhosis, but many people said that liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are similar, and liver cirrhosis is easy to become liver cancer. My uncle was frightened and immediately asked the doctor. Now I'll tell you about the relationship between liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

What is the relationship between liver cirrhosis and liver cancer

First, liver cirrhosis is caused by one or more reasons for long-term and repeated damage to the liver; and the occurrence of liver cancer is mainly related to many factors, such as chronic liver disease (mainly hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection), aflatoxin, drinking water pollution, long-term alcoholism, liver fluke and so on. The pathology of liver cirrhosis is different from that of liver cancer, and the causes are also different.

Second: imaging examination results: B-ultrasound and other imaging examination results of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer can see obvious enlargement of liver, uneven liver surface, blunt or irregular liver edge angle, but imaging examination results of liver cancer can also see nodules or masses of different sizes. In the examination results show that liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are not the same, and the symptoms of the two are also different.

Third: complications: the main complications of liver cirrhosis are upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, secondary infection, canceration, etc.; in addition to the above complications, liver cancer can also have serious complications such as rupture of cancer nodules, liver failure, bloody chest and ascites. The complications caused by liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are different, but liver cirrhosis can cause cancer.

matters needing attention

The patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with liver cancer will have abnormal nutritional metabolism, which can be corrected by diet. Nutritional support from the diet is not only helpful to restore the patient's general condition, improve the body's immunity, but also conducive to the repair and regeneration of liver cells. Patients must supplement adequate high protein diet, can eat more fish, eggs or bean products. Be sure to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, the daily vitamin supplement. It's better to eat less salt. If you have symptoms of edema, you should reduce your salt intake.