Also known as hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC, liver cancer would affect the cells present in the liver. It is true that liver cancer is one of the most leading causes for cancer related deaths across the globe. It is necessary that we must be aware of the early signs and symptoms of liver cancer for early treatment. Various factors that can lead to liver cancer are hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, NAFLD, excess intake of alcohol etc.

 

There are some bad habits that could lead to liver cancer and they are

 

 

Cirrhosis is a condition that could occur due to excess intake of alcohol and this cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer. Therefore, we could avoid damage to our liver if we quit or limit intake of alcohol.

 

 

There are more chances of getting liver cancer if we smoke excessively. Hence, quitting smoking could be superb for both the overall health as well as for liver health.

 

 

There are more chances of getting NAFLD when a person is obese and if he or she  eats foods that are full of saturated fats but less in fruits and vegetables etc.  It is known that NAFLD could lead to liver cancer.

 

 

Unsafe injection practices can also lead to liver cancer in us. It is believed that hepatitis B and C that are common risk factors for liver cancer would get transmitted through unsafe injections etc. So, please be very careful.

 

 

It must be noted that exposure to certain toxins like aflatoxins etc could result in liver cancer also. It is necessary to reduce the exposure to aflatoxins etc.

 

 

 

One highly effective preventive measure against liver cancer is getting vaccinated for Hepatitis B. For vaccination recommendations, we must consult our healthcare provider without fail.

 

 

At an early stage itself, we can detect liver cancer by means of regular checkups. By this early detection, there are more possibilities of successful treatment.t.

 

 

Liver cancer could be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle like eating a well balanced diet and doing exercises regularly every day etc.

 

 

The doctors would recommend several treatment options like surgery, chemotherapy etc. It is believed that timely intervention and multidisciplinary approach are important for successful results

The important piece of news is that on the occasion of girivalam in Thiruvannamala plus weekends etc as many as 1730 special buses would be operated from Chennai and from various places on 23rd and on 24th February.

Mr. Mohan, MD, SETC has released a press note and as per that it was clear that since 23rd and 24th February were weekends many people would travel from Chennai to Thiruvannamalai etc and to other places from various places belonging to TN etc. In this scenario, SETC has decided to operate special buses in addition to the daily buses.

Information is that on 23rd and 24th of February 1370 buses would ply from Kilambakkam in south Chennai to places like Trichy,Madurai, Kumbakonam, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari, Tuticorin, Kovai, Salem, Erode and Tirupur etc. From Koyambedu in Chennai, 160 buses would ply to places like Nagai, Vellankanni, Hosur, Bengaluru. It must be noted that 200 buses would operate from places like Bengaluru, Tiruppur, Erode and Coimbatore etc to various places. A total of 1730 special buses would be operated.

It is learnt that for the return journey from the native places to Chennai and Bengaluru etc on 26th February, many buses would be operated as per the demands of the passengers. Point is that for this weekend`s trip more than 16,000 passengers have booked their tickets already.

On the occasion of pournami girivalam , SETC has decided to operate 30 a/c buses with seating and sleeper facilities from Kilambakkam in south Chennai to Thiruvannamalai on 23rd and 24th February.

To travel in these buses advance booking could be done through the website www.tnstc.in and through tnstc app. To monitor the movement of special buses, adequate officers have been appointed at certain bus stands. This was also mentioned in the press release.