Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer Symptoms

Unfortunately, liver cancer can be asymptomatic or the symptoms are not noticeable in its early stages. However, when the symptoms do occur, the cancer is already into an advanced stage of development. The most common liver cancer symptoms are:

• Abdominal pain (this is the most common sign of liver cancer)
• Unexplained weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Unexplained fever
• Ascites (accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity)
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment -bilirubin- in the blood)
• Nausea
• Dark urine
• Excessive skin itching
• Confusion and increased sleepiness
• Weakness and feeling tired
• Unexplained muscle wasting
• Esophageal varices (abnormally enlarged blood vessel. This occurs as a liver cancer symptom when the tumor invades and blocks the portal vein and the blood drains through the esophageal veins.

Article by Alina Morrow, MS
Medical Writer
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