Must Read: Top 7 Symptoms Of Liver Cancer

Signs and symptoms of liver cancer often do not show up until the later stages of the disease, but sometimes they may show up sooner. If you go to your doctor when you first notice symptoms, your cancer might be diagnosed earlier, when treatment is most likely to be helpful.

Some of the most common symptoms of liver cancer are:

Jaundice 

Jaundice is is when the skin and the whites of the eyes start turning to yellow. It’s caused by a build-up of a substance called bilirubin in the blood and body’s tissues. Some of the signs of jaundice include:

• dark-coloured urine
• pale-coloured stools
• yellowing of the skin, eyes and the lining of the inside of parts of the body, such as the mouth and nose (mucus membrane)

Loss of appetite

This condition is medically known as anorexia. This conditions can sometimes be temporary and reversible. It can also be a symptom of a more serious disease like liver cancer. It is advisable that any persisting lack of appetite should be reported to your doctor, even if it is just once.

Nausea and vomiting

Nausea is when your tummy becomes uneasy and this often comes before vomiting. Vomiting is the forcible voluntary or involuntary throwing up through the mouth. Nausea and vomiting can be a result of various underlying factors such has medication, gallbladder diseases liver cancer and many more. It is generally advised that if nausea and vomiting occurs for more than 24 hours, visit your doctor. You should see your doctor immediately if any of the cases below is the case:

• There is blood in the vomit (bright red or “coffee grounds” in appearance)
• Severe headache or stiff neck
• Lethargy, confusion, or a decreased alertness
• Severe abdominal pain
• Diarrhea
• Rapid breathing or pulse

Feeling tired and weak

In the UK, chronic tiredness is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctors. At any time, one in every five people feels unusually tired and one in ten has prolonged fatigue. According to Professor Steve Field, a Birmingham doctor, Tiredness itself is not an illness, but rather will be the symptom of a condition — whether it’s physical, psychological or social.

Tiredness can just a result of exhaustion, again, it can be an underlying symptom of a more chronic disease like liver cancer. As soon as your tiredness becomes abnormal, please visit your doctor.

Swelling of the legs 

Swelling, otherwise known as edema, is a build-up of water in the tissues. Usually, this is caused by water and salt retention, probably due to medicines or heart, liver, or kidney failure. Other causes may include poor nutrition, pelvic tumors, or a blockage in the veins or lymph system. The advice is usually this, report every swollen of the leg to your doctor immediately.

Feeling bloated after eating

Feeling bloated after can be triggered by anything from fluctuating hormones to eating reheated pasta. Basically, anything can cause you you to get bloated. Bloating accompanied by ascites (fluid in the belly) and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) may be a sign of cancer that’s spread to the liver or of primary liver cancer, which can develop in people with a history of hepatitis or heavy alcohol use.

An enlarged liver, felt as a mass under the ribs on the right side 

An enlarged liver is one that’s bigger than normal. The medical term for enlarged liver is hepatomegaly (hep-uh-to-MEG-uh-le). The real disease here is not the enlarged liver, it’s only a symptom an underlying problem, such as liver disease.