Hepatoblastoma, which occurs in the embryonic tissue of the liver, is mostly seen in infants and children within two years of age, and in boys more than in girls, and develops rapidly. If not treated in time, the tumor can only live about half a year on average from the onset of the disease, and the severity of the disease is no different from that of adult liver cancer.
Early symptoms of liver cancer in children
1. Pale face: children may become pale for no reason, accompanied by lethargy, loss of appetite, and growing thinness, etc.
2.Unexplained pain: such as aching joints, abdominal pain, headache, etc.
3. unexplained fever: unexplained fever lasting for more than two weeks and ineffective treatment with antibiotics.
4. unexplained lumps: unexplained lumps on the skin surface of the child with a tendency to increase in size.
5. abnormal reflected light from the eyes: abnormal reflected light from the eyes of infants and children (e.g. cat’s eye), etc.
6. Enlarged lymph nodes: unexplained generalized or localized enlargement of the nodes without pressure or pain.
7.hepatosplenomegaly or mass in the epigastrium: obvious mass in the liver palpated in the epigastrium.
8.Purple spots or bleeding tendency: petechiae or purple-red bleeding dots appear on the skin surface from time to time for no reason, or there is mucosal bleeding.
Causes of liver cancer.
1, water pollution: serious pollution of drinking water quality is one of the important causative factors for the occurrence of liver cancer.
2.Viral hepatitis: mainly hepatitis B and C.
3.aflatoxin: aflatoxin is suitable for growth and reproduction in high temperature and high humidity climates, especially moldy food, cereals and feeds in summer, which are most likely to produce, and long-term consumption of food containing this toxin is likely to induce liver cancer.
4, chemical carcinogens: such as nitrosamines and nitrosamides, pesticides, alcohol, etc. can induce liver cancer.
5, genetic mutations: the role of mutagens and viruses in the environment are possible factors that accelerate the proliferation of cancer cells.
6, immune factors.
7, onerous factors: over-nutrition or lack of nutrition, hemochromatosis, parasitic infection and genetics, etc.
8.Long-term heavy alcohol consumption: long-term heavy alcohol consumption often leads to liver cancer through steps such as fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and liver stiffness, which eventually leads to liver cancer.
Can liver cancer be hereditary?
The etiology of cancer is 90% exogenous, and heredity plays a very small part in the etiology of tumors. Generally speaking, liver cancer is not hereditary, but there is a certain tendency of family gathering.
Prevention of liver cancer.
1.Preventing hepatitis Using hepatitis vaccine to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer.
2.Stay away from carcinogens Do not eat moldy or mushy food, which contains aflatoxin, a carcinogen.
3. abstain from alcohol Alcohol is extremely toxic to the human body and can eventually lead to liver cirrhosis, part of which will turn into liver cancer.
4.Regular medical checkups Patients with chronic hepatitis B or C are 10-30 times more likely to develop liver cancer than normal people, so they should be checked regularly for early detection of liver cancer.
5.Actively exercise Actively exercising and strengthening the immunity of human body are also important aspects to prevent the occurrence of liver cancer.