The family of 5 mothers and children have cancer: The doctor clearly points out the culprits many Vietnamese people do not know

The disease is silent

Liver cancer is becoming a pandemic in our country when 2018 recorded the top of the cancer that Vietnamese people have. Compared with other cancers, liver cancer is the highest malignant disease, the patient finds out when the disease is in the late stage and the life span lasts for less than 5 years.

According to Dr. Tran Cong Duy Long, Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Liver - Secret - Pancreatic, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine Hospital. HCM at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, each year doctors receive and treat about 1,000 cases of liver cancer. In which, 80% have causes related to hepatitis B, the rest are hepatitis C, alcoholic cirrhosis, mold and other liver diseases.

Vietnam is classified in the "red" area of ​​hepatitis B, has the highest rate of HBV infection in the world 15% -20%, ie about 10-14 million people.

For example, in the case of Mr. Tran Van V (50 years old, in Ho Chi Minh City) hospitalized in jaundice, pain in the ribs. When he was hospitalized, his liver cancer developed, the tumor reached 3cm. Doctors treat chemical circuit nodes for patients but the prognosis is not positive.

Dr. Long said, he used to treat families with 4 - 5 people with liver cancer. First, the mother and the children died in turn after liver cancer. The main reason is the disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.

The mother is infected with the hepatitis B virus, when the baby gives birth to the child and then the children have chronic hepatitis B. By the time he was admitted to the hospital, the fibrosis was almost accompanied by liver cancer.

Some patients were hospitalized with fresh blood vomit. At this time, the patient knows that he has cirrhosis in the background of hepatitis B and has a liver tumor. In these cases, liver tumors are malignant.

There are 4 reasons for liver cancer in Vietnam

Dr. Thinh said the highest rate in the world is related to many causes. The first is the rate of viral hepatitis B and C. Vietnam is high, male viral hepatitis is more likely to become cancer than female.

Men develop cancer that is related to alcohol, cigarettes . Because hepatitis B patients use alcohol more and more quickly, it can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Hepatitis B does not yet have a specific treatment but has an effective vaccination.

Secondly, drinking alcohol regularly is an important cause of cirrhosis. Alcoholic cirrhosis accounts for about 15% of HCC cases. Harmful effects of alcohol damage liver cells, causing cirrhosis, leading to liver cancer

Third, some other causes, such as food containing aflatoxin B1 (secreted from Aspergillus fungus), androgenic steroids, thorotrast (contrast agent), oral contraceptives, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease .

Genetic factors are not mentioned in liver cancer, except for hemochromatosis, blood tyrosin genetics, and autoimmune chronic hepatitis that cause cirrhosis and significantly increase risk. muscle develops HCC.

Liver cancer can be prevented remotely by vaccinating hepatitis B, not eating moldy foods.