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The cancer is extremely dangerous, Vietnamese men are in third place

07/05/2022 09:07 GMT+7

Liver cancer is a silent, dangerous disease with the highest mortality rate today. Alarmingly, the rate of men with liver cancer ranks third in the world.

Liver cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in the world. In Vietnam, liver cancer ranks first among the most common types of cancer with the number of cases in 2018 being more than 26,000 cases. Liver cancer in the early stages often has no obvious symptoms, which can easily be mistaken for some other diseases, so many patients come for examination and treatment when the disease is at a late stage.

According to statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), Vietnam has the third highest rate of liver cancer by male sex in the world.

According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huu Hoang – Head of Gastroenterology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, people with chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis often have a high risk of liver cancer. According to statistics, 80-90% of patients had cirrhosis at the time of liver cancer diagnosis. In addition, people with a history of fatty liver, type II diabetes or other factors such as genetics, alcoholism, smoking, etc. are also at risk of liver cancer.

Liver cancer is a cancer with the highest mortality rate today because most patients are detected at a late stage. Therefore, the time of diagnosis greatly affects the effectiveness of treatment.

Most of the early symptoms of liver cancer are ignored because it seems to be just a normal response of the body. In the early stages of liver cancer, patients may experience symptoms of anorexia; pain, heaviness in the right lower quadrant; abdominal distension, yellow skin, eyes…

When the cancer cells have spread to a certain extent, new abnormal features become more obvious such as fatigue, gastrointestinal disturbances, loss of appetite, abdominal distention, dark urine, jaundice, weight loss, etc. clear reason….

Associate Professor Hoang said that in liver cancer, screening is extremely important. Specific liver cancer symptoms often do not appear in the early stages. To screen for liver cancer, patients will have to perform a number of methods such as ultrasound imaging combined with tests to measure AFP levels in the blood, laparoscopy, biopsy, computed tomography and X-ray. magnetic resonance imaging. Periodic health checks help detect liver disease early, help patients receive timely treatment and can be cured completely.

The cancer is extremely dangerous, Vietnamese men are in third place
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The treatment of liver cancer, according to Dr. BS. Tran Cong Duy Long – Head of Hepatobiliary Cancer Unit, Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, under the advancement of science and medicine, now there are many techniques to treat liver cancer depending on each patient. disease stage. The choice of treatment is considered based on your health, liver function, degree of cirrhosis and cancer status. Surgical advances in laparoscopic liver resection, liver transplantation… have opened up life opportunities for patients, especially in terminal cancer cases.

When detecting the disease in the early stages, liver cancer can be treated thoroughly with the following methods: burning the tumor with high-frequency waves (when the tumor size is less than 3 cm), surgical removal of the part of the liver carrying the mass. tumor and liver transplant surgery. However, when the disease progresses to advanced or late stages, the patient will be prescribed chemotherapy, tumor feeding embolization (TACE) and systemic therapy.

In order to reduce morbidity and mortality from this disease, it is necessary to eliminate risk factors for liver cancer, first by vaccination program to prevent hepatitis B and C infection, and then also to limit the use of liver cancer. alcohol use, there are laws restricting alcohol consumption. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy, maintain a reasonable weight.

People should carry out screening for early detection of cancer, routine health check-ups, early detection, people at high risk such as frequent alcohol use, working in a dusty environment, etc. … should be screened sooner than every 6 months by imaging methods, examination at specialized facilities.

Khanh Chi

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