2008-07-12

Liver cancer risk factors

Formed due to a liver cancer
1, liver cancer occurs in southern Africa and the Asia Pacific Rim, China has a high incidence area. Liver cancer regardless of age, but 40 people over the age of majority, while men than women high.

2, a family of hereditary liver cancer. Liver cancer and other cancers have the same genetic family, so if a person's parents, brothers and sisters in some people suffering from liver cancer, liver cancer risk of its occurrence is also higher than other people, can be as high as 56.9 percent. It was unclear why liver cancer will be genetic, and may be living chromosome mutation or acquired the environment.

3, liver cancer and aflatoxin-related long-term use, in animal experiments, the mice can produce Aflatoxin liver cancer. Aflatoxin mainly exists in the mould of rice, peanuts, corn and other types or their carcasses processed products.

4, alcoholic liver disease also have liver cancer, in particular, have hepatitis B virus in patients with long-term Duoliang drink, more cause liver cancer.

5, derived from cirrhosis easier for liver cancer, 50 to 90 percent of liver cancer patients with cirrhosis at the same time.

6, liver cancer formation and long-term infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus has a lot, liver cancer patients, one third of the people have a history of chronic hepatitis. At the same time it easier for chronic hepatitis caused liver cirrhosis, which makes hepatitis patients prone to liver cancer.