Living with Liver Cancer: Coping and Support Strategies

5. Jaundice

Jaundice as an adult can be caused by many conditions. It means a yellowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin. Jaundice can also make your skin feel itchy. Liver cancer can create too much bilirubin in the blood, which is called hyperbilirubinemia. When Bilirubin cannot move through the liver and bile ducts successfully, or quickly enough, it creates a build up in the blood and then is deposited in the skin, which causes a yellow pigment to the skin and can also cause the skin to be extremely itchy. Ascites, fluid in the abdomen can also cause jaundice and is also linked to liver cancer.