In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains possible signs and symptoms of liver cancer, including causes, prevention, investigations, treatment and more.

WHAT IS LIVER CANCER?

Liver cancer is a cancer that's found anywhere in the liver.
The liver is a large organ at the top right side of your tummy which helps you digest your food and removes toxins.
Liver cancer can sometimes start in your liver (primary) or spread from another organ (secondary).
How serious liver cancer is depends on where it is in the liver, how big it is, if it has spread, if it's primary or secondary and your general health.

Content and TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction
00:11 What is liver cancer?
00:45 Potential symptoms & signs of liver cancer
02:34 Potential causes
03:17 Prevention of liver cancer
03:35 Tests for liver cancer
04:15 Treatment for liver cancer

SYMPTOMS OF LIVER CANCER:

Liver cancer may not have any symptoms, or they might be hard to spot.

The symptoms are the same if the liver cancer starts in the liver (primary liver cancer) or spreads from another part of the body (secondary liver cancer).

Symptoms of liver cancer can include:

A. the whites of your eyes turning yellow or your skin turning yellow, which may be less obvious on brown or black skin (jaundice) – you may also have itchy skin, darker pee and paler poo than usual
B. loss of appetite or losing weight without trying to
C. feeling tired or having no energy
D. feeling generally unwell or having symptoms like flu
E. a lump in the right side of your tummy

Other symptoms can affect your digestion, such as:

1. feeling or being sick
2. pain at the top right side of your tummy or in your right shoulder
symptoms of indigestion, such as feeling full very quickly when eating
3. a very swollen tummy that is not related to when you eat

Tips on getting the most out of your doctors appointment:

Write down your symptoms including when they started, when they happen and how often you have them.
Write down anything that makes them worse or better.
Tell your doctor if you are worried about cancer.
Tell them if you have any family history of cancer.
Take a friend or relative along for support they could also ask questions and take notes to help you remember what the GP says.
Ask the doctor to explain anything you don't understand.
Ask the doctor to write things down for you if you think it might help.

Further information on Liver Cancer:

Cleveland Clinic information: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...

NHS information:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/liverc...

Cancer Research UK information on liver cancer:
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/abou...

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