What is the relationship between hepatitis B and liver cancer? Liver cancer (primary liver cancer) is a common cancer in China, and according to the census data, the annual mortality rate of liver cancer is the third after stomach cancer and lung cancer. The liver is the metabolic center of many important substances in the human body, and it also has important functions such as detoxification, secretion and excretion. Once cancerous tumors appear in the liver, it is extremely harmful to human health. It is clinically noted that patients with liver cancer have a history of acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, which shows that hepatitis is extremely close to liver cancer. In domestic research on liver cancer, it is also noted that the proportion of hepatitis in the population in areas with high incidence of liver cancer is high, and the number of hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positive patients among liver cancer patients is significantly higher than that of HbsAg negative patients. Chronic hepatitis can also lead to liver cancer directly without going through the hepatic sclerosis stage. Medical statistics show that more than 90% of primary liver cancers in China are caused by HBsAg-positive hepatitis B patients, that is, the persistent infection of hepatitis B virus is the main cause. If we review the medical history of primary liver cancer, we can easily find that nearly half of the patients are so-called “healthy virus carriers”, and the most obvious characteristics of these patients are: laboratory tests are “major triple-positive” or “minor triple-positive The most obvious characteristics of these patients are: they have “major triple-positive” or “minor triple-positive” laboratory tests, but their liver functions are basically normal; they are insidious before the discovery of liver cancer and have no obvious symptoms or even any signs such as liver discomfort. This performance has sounded an alarm to both doctors and patients: if hepatitis B patients are not treated in a timely and standardized manner, they may be just one step away from liver cancer! Only through scientific and standardized treatment can we effectively prevent hepatitis B from turning into liver cancer. Otherwise, if left unattended, the continuous infection and replication of hepatitis B virus and the fibrotic lesions prompted by inflammation will inevitably lead to the occurrence of cirrhosis and even liver cancer. How many liver cancers are caused by hepatitis B In clinical practice, the average age of onset of cirrhosis is 35 years old, and 6-15% of cirrhotic patients will develop into liver cancer after 5 years. Among the cirrhosis and liver cancer patients in China, 80-90% are hepatitis B virus carriers. Of course, not all people infected with hepatitis B virus will eventually develop cirrhosis and liver cancer, the key is to control hepatitis B in time. What are the symptoms of hepatitis B to liver cancer? The main symptom is the occurrence of cirrhosis. Usually, it becomes cirrhosis first and then liver cancer occurs. There is no clinical manifestation in the early stage, but it can be detected by AFP. If you have the following conditions, you should go to hospital for examination as soon as possible: 1. Pain in liver area. More than half of the patients have this as the first symptom, mostly persistent dull pain, stabbing pain or swelling pain. 2. Systemic and gastrointestinal symptoms. The early stage is often not easy to attract attention, mainly manifested as weakness, wasting, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, etc.. Some patients may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea and other symptoms. In the late stage, anemia, jaundice, ascites, swelling of the lower limbs, subcutaneous bleeding and cachexia appear. 3.Hepatomegaly. It is the most common main sign of middle and advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma. In many cases, hepatomegaly or liver mass is the first symptom of hepatocellular carcinoma when the patient can find it by chance. V. How to prevent liver cancer in hepatitis patients In recent years, it has been found that the free radical scavenging ability of chronic liver disease decreases and the cancer caused by free radical attack on liver cells has been highly regarded by experts at home and abroad, especially with the increasing research on free radical scavengers and liver cancer, it has been generally accepted to use free radical scavengers to prevent liver cancer. Free radical scavengers mainly include proanthocyanidins, apple polyphenols, lipoic acid, etc. The commonly used Bulgarian OPC contains more than 92% of proanthocyanidins, which is a concomitant of vitamin C and has 20 times more effects than vitamin C. According to reports, for the prevention of liver cancer, a person needs only a few dozen dollars a month. Together with the supplement of trace elements selenium, such as taking liver preservation and maintenance powder, it will have a better effect on the prevention of liver cancer. For people over 35 years old with positive hepatitis B surface antigen, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver for more than 5 years, and family history of liver cancer in three generations of immediate family members, testing methemoglobin and liver ultrasound once every six months is the most effective way to detect liver cancer at an early stage.