In the 1980s, American pathologists did a crazy experiment. They dissected more than 200 elderly people over 80 years old and found that nearly 1/4 of the elderly had tumors in their bodies. The reason for the death of the elderly is not cancer, and they did not know they had cancer before they died, and they did not feel that they had cancer. It seems incredible that everyone talks about cancer, but they never thought that cancer can coexist peacefully with people, and even everyone has “cancer cells” in their bodies.
First, cold knowledge: everyone has cancer cells
Why everyone has cancer cells What about cancer cells? This is because cells in the human body are constantly dividing, new cells are born and old cells die. Under normal circumstances, this process is maintained in a state of equilibrium. When the division is affected by some internal reasons or external factors, mutations may occur, causing the cells to become uncontrolled, grow wildly, and eventually form cancer.
Zhan Qimin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said that it can be said that there are cancer cells in everyone. After all, human beings do not live in a vacuum, and there are more or less mutant cells with genetic mutations. ,But because people have a strong immune system, most of the “precancerous cells” will be corrected and eliminated.
Many people feel very sudden when they are diagnosed with cancer. They regard the day they are diagnosed with cancer as the day when cancer occurs. In fact, this idea is not correct. Cancer does not happen overnight. .
2. Why do many people suddenly get cancer? Can’t even feel cancer?
In fact, it usually takes more than ten years, or even decades, to develop from normal cells to cancer cells. When cancer symptoms appear, the cancer cells have grown recklessly in the body for a period of time. Cancer cells continue to proliferate, divide and grow, and eventually invade, oppress or destroy certain tissues and organs in the body, causing a series of abnormal manifestations.
Which organ the cancer cells invade will cause corresponding discomforts, such as cancer cells invading the liver will cause pain in the liver area, invading the stomach will cause stomach pain and loss of appetite, etc. Symptoms appear.
However, this does not mean that the absence of symptoms means that cancer does not exist. In some patients with early stage cancer, the cancer cells have not yet metastasized or invaded important organs, so the body has not yet experienced obvious symptoms of discomfort. But as the disease progresses, there will definitely be symptoms of discomfort eventually.
Clinical studies have found that cancer is particularly “favored” by some people who love to do these things. If you still have these habits, I advise you to change them as soon as possible. 3. Cancer cells like you to do these 5 things the most, and they should be corrected as soon as possible 1. Like you to smoke
Smoking is one of the important incentives for the occurrence of cancer. People who smoke for a long time The risk of developing lung cancer was 10-20 times higher than that of non-smokers, the risk of laryngeal cancer was 6-10 times higher, and the risk of esophageal cancer was 4-10 increased. strong> times, the risk of pancreatic cancer increased by 2~3 times, and the risk of blood cancer was increased by 1.78 times. In addition, smoking can also induce liver cancer.
2. I like your drinking
Long-term intake of alcohol can lead to liver cancer and stomach cancer , colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and other cancers are at increased risk, and may also lead to an increased risk of lung, pancreatic, and skin cancers.
3. I like you but don’t like exercise
Compared with people who exercise regularly, people who don’t exercise will have a much higher risk of obesity. Such people have slow metabolism, low immunity, and are more likely to get sick, all of which increase the risk of cancer to a certain extent. It is recommended that children and adolescents maintain at least 60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every day, and adults should have at least 300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week.
4. I like you to stay up late
Frequently staying up late and living irregularly will increase the risk of cancer. Moreover, staying up late will make cancer more difficult to control, and the patient’s drug resistance will be stronger.
5. I like you picky eaters The dietary pattern of many modern people is more meat and less vegetables. A large intake of red meat will increase the risk of colorectal cancer. A 100g increase in the daily intake of red meat can increase the risk of colorectal cancer by 12%. It is recommended to maintain a weekly red meat intake of 350-500g. Too little vegetable intake will increase the risk of oral cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer and stomach cancer to a certain extent.
When cancer comes, there will be some abnormal signals in the body. If it can be caught in time, or early detection and early treatment can be achieved, it can greatly reduce the risk of cancer. To reduce the difficulty of treatment and prolong survival. Fourth, pay attention to these abnormal signals, don’t delay until the late stage 1. Inexplicable pain in the body
There is an abnormal pain in a certain part of the body, and the time continues for more than a week< /strong>, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause.
2. Frequent fever
Many patients with early stage cancer will have persistent symptoms of low fever, with normal temperature It will be maintained at around 38°C, and the fever will come back after a short period of fever reduction after taking antipyretics. Some co-infected patients may experience high fever.
3. Significant weight loss
A substantial weight loss in a short period of time must be vigilant that it is caused by cancer. If you find that you have lost more than 10% of your body weight within a month without deliberately losing weight, you must seek medical attention in time.
4. Abnormal body bleeding
Abnormal body bleeding, such as blood in stool, Women’s vaginal bleeding needs to be vigilant. These symptoms are easily confused with other diseases, so that the best time for treatment is delayed.
5. Lumps on the skin
Under normal circumstances, our skin surface should be smooth without lumps, such as breasts, testicles, neck, If there are abnormal lumps in the armpit and abdomen, it is necessary to seek medical attention in time for cancer investigation. Although it is said that there are cancer cells in everyone’s body, it is still possible to prevent cancer by maintaining good living habits and regular physical examinations in our lives. There is no need to worry too much about this, maintaining a good mood is also very helpful in preventing cancer!
References:
[1] Stay away from 6 cancer-causing bad habits[J].Family Medicine·Happy Health, 2019:3.
[ 2] Cancer does not appear suddenly, be wary of these early symptoms. Beijing Tiantan Puhua Hospital. 2020-07-20
[3] The truth of cancer prevention: there are no tumors that occur suddenly, only tumors that are discovered suddenly .Guangming.com.2022-04-19