Hepatocellular carcinoma can be divided into primary and secondary hepatocellular carcinoma. The exact cause is not fully understood, but the formation of hepatocellular carcinoma is a review process that is associated with a variety of factors, not excluding long-term alcohol stimulation. Although long-term alcohol consumption does not directly lead to the occurrence of liver cancer, alcohol is equivalent to a catalyst, which may lead to liver cancer when combined with other factors, such as environmental factors, dietary factors, and drug-related injuries. Therefore, long-term alcohol consumption is not recommended for the health of the liver.
Long-term drinkers who experience symptoms such as pain and discomfort in the liver area, weakness, lethargy, jaundice, diarrhea, ascites, and edema of the lower extremities are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible for an examination, such as ultrasonography or CT examination, to see if there are any lesions in the liver, which can also be combined with serum marker testing for liver cancer to determine if it is liver cancer. If liver cancer is confirmed, it should be treated by surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other methods.
Long-term alcohol use can also lead to alcoholic cirrhosis, and patients should stop drinking and have a high-protein, low-fat diet, as well as appropriate supplements of vitamins B, C, K, and folic acid, and medication in severe cases.