“Lao Liu, I heard that the lack of yang qi is easy to be targeted by tumors.”
“What kind of yang qi is not yang qi has nothing to do with the tumor?”
One Early in the morning, while playing Tai Chi in the park, Lao Zhou and Lao Liu discussed it.
I. Is insufficient yang easy to attract tumors?
The so-called yang qi is actually a concept of traditional Chinese medicine. It is recorded in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine: “If the yang qi is like the sky and the sun, if it loses its place, the longevity will be lost, so the fate of the sky should be Let the sun shine.”
Professor Cao Yang, head of the Cancer Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that for human beings, yang qi is like the sun in the sky, leading the human life. The sun in the sky warms and nourishes all things, and the yang temperature of the human body nourishes the body, which is the driving force of life. Therefore, the function of yang qi is mainly reflected in the two aspects of qi transformation, warming and nourishing and guarding against evil.
So, why is there a saying that lack of yang qi easily leads to tumors? This starts with the occurrence of tumors.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of tumors is related to the continuous accumulation of “phlegm coagulation” and “blood stasis” in the body, which are regarded as yin pathogens and lead to insufficient yang qi. If the yang qi is insufficient, the body fluid and water cannot be transported normally, and the metabolites are difficult to excrete, which will eventually turn into phlegm and blood stasis, forming tumors. On the contrary, if the yang qi is sufficient, the qi, blood, body fluids and the meridians of the zang-fu organs are functioning normally, the metabolites can be excreted normally and will not accumulate in the body.
Second, cancer also “likes” these people
In addition to “insufficient yang” which may be more likely to attract tumors, there are 5 types of people in life They should also pay more attention to the prevention and treatment of tumors, because they are exposed to or have more high-risk factors for cancer, and the risk of cancer is also greater than that of the general population.
1. People who smoke for a long time
Smoking is the main culprit of lung cancer. There are more than 4000 kinds of chemical substances in the smoke of tobacco burning, of which more than 400 kinds Toxic, more than 50 kinds can cause cancer. Statistics show that 80%-90% of lung cancers in developed countries are caused by smoking. The longer you smoke and the more you smoke every day, the greater the risk of lung cancer. Smokers have a 16-25 times higher risk of developing lung cancer than non-smokers.
In addition to lung cancer, smoking is also the main cause of cancer of the larynx, mouth, pharynx and esophagus, as well as cancer of the bladder, pancreas, liver, cervix, kidney, stomach, and colorectum and certain leukemia promoters.
2. People with family history of cancer
2016 top clinical medical journal “American Medicine” The Journal of the Association (JAMA) published a study by Harvard scientists in collaboration with Danish and Finnish researchers. Studies have found that at least 22 types of cancer are genetic diseases that are passed down from generation to generation in families.
Of course, the so-called cancer heredity does not mean that cancer is directly inherited, but genetically related cancer genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 related to breast and ovarian cancer. , On this basis, if it is also affected by carcinogenic factors in the external environment, after a complex process of carcinogenesis, cancer may be induced in the human body.
Therefore, people with multiple blood relatives who have had cancer may carry certain cancer-related unstable or defective genes and have a higher risk of developing cancer than the general population. If relatives who are not related by blood in the family also suffer from cancer one after another, it is necessary to reflect on whether everyone has the same unhealthy lifestyle because they have lived together for a long time.
3. Fat people
Studies have long shown that obesity may increase the risk of 13 types of cancer, including breast cancer, Ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma, cardia cancer, biliary tract cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, multiple myeloma, thyroid cancer, liver cancer, meningeal cancer.
Cancer’s “preference” for obese people may be related to their excessive fat. Obese people are more likely to have chronic low-level inflammation, and the infiltration of inflammatory cells, mainly macrophages and T lymphocytes, is enhanced. transformation, increasing the risk of tumorigenesis.
And want to judge a person’s degree of fat or thin, mainly look at the BMI index. The BMI measurement standard of Chinese adult residents is ≤18.4 is thin, 18.5-23.9 is normal, 24-27.9 is overweight, ≥28 is obese.
4. Sedentary people
On the authoritative magazine JAMA Oncology A cohort study investigating the risk of death from a sedentary lifestyle in cancer patients has been published. The study found that compared with patients who sat for less than 4 hours a day, patients who sat for more than 8 hours a day had higher rates of all-cause death, cancer-related death, and non-cancer-related death.
Further joint analysis showed that patients who sat for more than 8 hours a day and did not usually engage in physical activity/insufficient activity had the risk of all-cause mortality for patients who sat for less than 4 hours a day and actively exercised 5.38 times the risk of cancer-related death was 4.71 times.
5. People who refuse physical examinations
Regular physical examinations can detect physical abnormalities in time, but many people think it is unnecessary, but it is not the case. In addition to routine physical examinations, cancer prevention physical examinations are of more significance. It can comprehensively screen cancers for high-risk groups and healthy people, and timely detect cancer types that are difficult to find in routine physical examinations, so that intervention measures can be taken.
Third, high-risk groups should undergo tumor screening as soon as possible
Wang Guiqi, director of the Department of Endoscopy, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences said: “There has never been a sudden tumor. The occurrence of tumor is a multi-stage slow process. Taking esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer and other cancers as examples, it generally takes 10-15 years to develop from precancerous lesions to advanced cancers.” Therefore, it is very important for high-risk groups to carry out targeted tumor screening in a timely manner. necessary.
Take bowel cancer as an example, the high-risk groups mainly include 6 categories, namely people with a family history of bowel cancer; people who are overweight or obese; people over 50 years old ; People with chronically poor bowel movements, and people with special intestinal diseases such as adenoma, familial polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.. For the above-mentioned high-risk groups of colon cancer, it is necessary to raise the awareness of cancer prevention and physical examination, and it is recommended to do regular fecal occult blood examination and colonoscopy. Don’t wait until you have symptoms and then think about going to the hospital for a check-up, it may be too late by then.
And other tumors also have their corresponding screening methods, everyone should pay attention to the correct selection. The details are as follows:
Lung cancer: chest low-dose spiral CT
Breast cancer: breast ultrasound
Liver cancer: alpha-fetoprotein detection combined with liver B-ultrasound
Upper gastrointestinal cancer: gastroscopy and pathologically indicative biopsy
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Today, cancer remains one of the major diseases that threaten our health and safety. In the face of cancer, we don’t have to panic, but we can’t be careless. We must do a good job of scientific prevention to minimize the risk. In particular, regular physical examinations should be paid attention to, and don’t feel indifferent or afraid of spending money. When the situation becomes more serious, you may be thankful for your choice.
References:
[1] “Who is more likely to get cancer? Oncologist: These five types of people! “. Health Times. 2020-11-01
[2]” I was shocked after reading it! Nearly half of urban people are at high risk of cancer! “. Qianjiang Evening News. 2015-02-12
[3] “[Talking about tumors] Insufficient yang qi easily leads to tumors”. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2020-10-16