Dr Frederick Carl Hatfield (the first person to squat over 1,000 pounds), was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and the cancer had metastasized to the skeletal system. The doctor told him that he had only 3 months of life.
In desperation, he tried “starvation therapy”, and 3 months later, his cancer cells were “starved” to death and disappeared without a trace.
About the term “starve cancer cells”, as early as 2012, the team of Professor Hu Xun of Zhejiang University Cancer Institute conducted experimental treatment on 40 patients with advanced liver cancer.
Finally, it was found that the cumulative median survival time of patients was more than 3.5 years (the original clinical data was only half a year), confirmed the effectiveness of starvation therapy, the research results Published in the internationally renowned academic journal eLife.
As a result, many cancer patients began to listen to the “starvation therapy” circulating on the Internet, believing that as long as they reduce their nutritional intake, they can be cured. “starve” cancer cells.
One, starvation to “starve” cancer cells is not reliable!
In the medical world, the concept of “starving cancer cells to death” is completely different from what the public thinks. For example, Professor Hu Xun’s original research found that “baking soda starves cancer cells”, not by drinking soda water, but directly targeting the blood vessels that nourish the tumor, injecting sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) into the tumor body .
For those who try to “starve cancer cells” by skipping meals and reducing nutrient intake, Cong Minghua, deputy director of the General Department of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is more direct. Said: “Tumors can’t starve to death, and the people who starve to death must be people!”
If you don’t pay attention to nutrition and blindly fast, it will only have a negative impact on the overall treatment, and even affect the final survival outcome.
Because the body weight decreases, the immunity will also decrease. If the tumor has no resistance, it will be more easy to metastasize and spread, making the treatment more difficult and the survival rate will decrease.
How can you fight against the “enemy” of cancer if you don’t have enough food to eat? Therefore, everyone should not believe the rumors on the Internet, and delusionally want to “starve” cancer cells through hunger strikes. This is a very unreliable behavior.
Second, interventional therapy to “starve” cancer cells has been proven effective! Who can use it?
Of course, by cutting off the “grass” of cancer cells, the direction of “starving” the tumor is correct. For example, it has been proven effective to “starve” the cancer cells through interventional therapy!
Interventional therapy, that is, injecting embolic agents into diseased organs and tissues through catheters, “blocking” the arteries that supply nutrients to tumors, cutting off the source of nutrients for tumor growth, and combining Infusion chemotherapy (local infusion of high-concentration chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer cells), a two-pronged approach, can make the tumor lose its nutritional supply and be “starved to death”.
This therapy has the following advantages:
1. Precise positioning
This therapy is performed in DSA, B-ultrasound, CT, etc. It is carried out under the guidance of advanced imaging equipment, so it can accurately locate the lesion without damaging the surrounding tissue, and it is more targeted.
2. Small trauma and quick recovery
Interventional treatment only requires local anesthesia, and a tiny channel with a diameter of several millimeters is made on the skin, which can be passed through a special The puncture needle and catheter can go directly to the lesion, and the trauma is very small, so the recovery will be faster.
3. Solving many problems
A lot of cases cannot be treated by surgery or other treatment due to certain factors. Patients can consider interventional therapy, which provides a “survival path” for cancer patients.
It can be seen that interventional therapy is indeed an anti-cancer “weapon”. Which cancer patients is it suitable for?
Clinical experiments have shown that it has significant effects on liver cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and other cancers, and can effectively prolong the treatment of patients. life cycle. In addition, it also has good curative effect on diseases of digestive system, respiratory system, female reproductive system, urinary system and other diseases.
In short, interventional therapy can indeed “starve” cancer cells, but it also has certain indications, so whether it is suitable or not depends on the individual.
Three, nutritional deficiencies will accelerate the deterioration of the disease, what should cancer patients eat?
For cancer patients, balanced nutrition is very important, but according to a large sample survey of 15,000 people by the China Anti-Cancer Association, among cancer patients, more than 2 /3 of the patients had malnutrition problems.
Nutrition is fatal for cancer patients, resulting in impaired physical function, poor tolerance to malignant tumors, increased risk of postoperative complications, shortened survival time, and quality of life. decline.
Therefore, when malnutrition-related symptoms such as loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing and choking, significant weight loss, dizziness, fatigue, pain, prolonged fever, nausea and vomiting for more than a week, edema of both lower extremities, Long-term constipation and diarrhea, etc., the nutritional status should be checked in time, and targeted supplements should be made.
It can be seen that for cancer patients, the so-called “starvation” of cancer cells is nonsense.
How should cancer patients supplement nutrition reasonably?
1. Increase protein intake
Animal meat is rich in protein, but research has found that red meat can increase protein intake. The risk of a variety of cancers, so it is recommended to eat white meat, 2-4 times a week, 50-100g once a week.
In addition, eggs are also rich in protein, you can eat 1-2 a day, and you can remove the yolk if you are afraid of cholesterol.
2. Eat more grains, fruits and vegetables
The content of cellulose, micronutrients, and phytochemicals (such as polyphenols, terpenes, etc.) in grains is Relatively high, can play a certain anti-cancer effect. However, note that grains should not be processed, otherwise the nutrients in them may be destroyed.
And fruits and vegetables are also rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which also play a role in preventing cancer. It is recommended that you do a good job of collocation and try to achieve a balanced diet, so as to ensure adequate intake of nutrients as much as possible.
3. Patients with nutritional risk need nutritional intervention
If there is a clear nutritional risk, timely nutritional intervention is required. Ask a professional nutritionist or physician to set goals according to the specific situation of the patient, and give reasonable dietary guidance and diet matching.
If dietary supplementation is not enough, enteral nutrition (oral nutrition, placement of nasogastric tube, etc.) and parenteral nutrition (such as intravenous administration of nutrients) can be used to supplement.
Finally, let me stress again: Hunger therapy is not based on hunger, but a standardized method of treatment. Everyone must understand this correctly, not blindly. To try, so as not to lose money.
References:
[1] “Can you starve cancer cells without eating? “. Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. 2020-09-15
[2] “[Popular Science] What is “interventional therapy”? Which diseases are suitable for interventional therapy? “. Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University. 2022-02-28
[3] “Is it reliable to “starve to death” cancer cells? Please keep this anti-cancer recipe to improve 5-year survival rate! “. China Medical Tribune Cancer Today. 2022-04-17