The latest cancer data is released, 10,000 people suffer from cancer every day! Do not want to provoke cancer, avoid 5 curses

Thinking it was a cold, but it turned out to be terminal cancer?

According to Beiqing.com, Ms. Zhang is 57 years old. She recently developed symptoms of cough and shortness of breath. She originally thought it was just a common cold. She was surprised by the results of a 5 cm diameter mass on her right lung, which was later biopsy confirmed to be adenocarcinoma and liver metastases.

This condition can no longer be cured by surgery, and only conservative treatment can prolong life as much as possible. After being diagnosed with the disease, Ms. Zhang was also very puzzled. She usually lives a healthy life and does not smoke or drink. The doctor knew only after examining the medical history that Ms. Zhang’s husband had been a smoker for more than 30 years and now smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. Subsequently, Ms. Zhang’s husband went to check, but found no major problems.

Cancer is far more terrifying than we think, because you don’t know when it will fall on your side, and the minor illness you think may also be a disguise of cancer.

First, 10,000 people suffer from cancer every day, and these 5 types of cancer are the most terrible

the end of February , the National Cancer Center announced the overall incidence of cancer in my country in 2016. In 2016 alone, there were about 4.064 million new cases of cancer in my country, which translates to about more than 10,000 cancer diagnoses every day. Overall, the most common cancers were lung cancer (828,000), colorectal cancer (408,000), gastric cancer (396,000), liver cancer (388,000), and esophageal cancer (255,000).

The incidence of cancer in our country has been rising in recent years. What is the reason for such a high incidence of cancer?

Second, the high incidence of cancer, try to avoid these factors

“2016 Cancer Incidence and Mortality in China” pointed out that with China’s social and economic development, life expectancy has increased, and the population structure has aged, which is accompanied by an increase in cancer incidence and mortality. Tobacco, kitchen fumes, obesity, and aflatoxin-contaminated hepatitis B infection are all important causes of cancer. To prevent cancer, it is necessary to avoid these factors as much as possible.

1. Smoking

my country has the largest smoking population in the world, with an estimated 350 million smokers and >740 million passive smokers. Several studies have shown that smokers account for more than 20% of cancer deaths.

There is ample evidence that tobacco causes cancer. He Jie, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that smoking one pack a day for a year will cause 150 mutations in originally normal lung cells. Long-term smoking will continue to stimulate abnormal proliferation of normal cells in the body, and continuous development will lead to gene mutation, which will cause normal cells to grow and grow abnormally into cancer cells, which will lead to cancer over time.

2. Do not pay attention to oil fume and air pollution

In addition to smoking, kitchen oil fume And air pollution is also an important factor that induces lung cancer. The incidence of lung cancer among women in my country increased from 2.1% in 2000 to 2.6% in 2016. The researchers analyzed that it was related to indoor cooking and air pollution exposure.

Kitchen fumes contain more than 200 kinds of harmful substances, which are also called “invisible killers”. Most of the compounds in kitchen fumes have the ability to induce DNA mutations. Long-term high-dose intake of these compounds will increase the risk of DNA mutation in the body, easily induce abnormal proliferation, and increase the risk of cancer.

3. Lack of physical exercise, obesity

From 2004 to 2018, the obesity rate in my country increased from 3.1% to 8.1% and counting. Obesity and lack of exercise are important factors that induce colorectal cancer and breast cancer.

Compared with normal-weight people, the immune function of obese people is generally abnormal, and there is a great relationship between the occurrence of cancer and the abnormal function of the immune system; With chronic inflammation, adipocytes can act as a “protective umbrella” for tumor immune escape; excessive fat content in the body may also cause cancers related to abnormal sex hormone metabolism, such as breast cancer, endometrial cancer, etc. .

4. Aflatoxin pollution

In recent years, the incidence of liver cancer in my country has increased. The reduction, the researchers analyzed, was associated with a reduction in the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food.

Aflatoxin will appear in foods such as long-soaked fungus, bitter nuts, unwashed chopsticks, spoiled rice, moldy peanuts, and inferior sesame paste. Ingestion of aflatoxin can easily lead to body poisoning. It is the strongest known biological carcinogen. 1mg is the carcinogenic dose, and a one-time intake of 20mg can cause death.

5. Hepatitis B infection

my country began to vaccinate newborns with hepatitis B vaccine free of charge in 2002, and the vaccination rate reached 99.6% in 2015. However, the number of hepatitis B patients in China is still very large, and there are still about 80 million hepatitis B virus infections. The risk of liver cancer also increases substantially under the stimulus of persistent chronic inflammation from HBV.

To prevent cancer, it is important to avoid these factors. In addition, pay more attention to observe the body in life, and be alert in time when these abnormal symptoms appear.

Third, remember these distress signals of the body, don’t treat them as minor illnesses

1. Irritant dry cough, Coughing up blood – don’t think it’s just a cold

Colds and lung cancers may both cause coughs. Unlike a cold, lung cancer is mostly a irritating dry cough strong>, the symptoms are mostly paroxysmal. As the disease progresses, the interval between coughing will become shorter, and it will not be relieved after taking cough medicine, and the cough may also contain bloody sputum in the later stage.

2. Inexplicable hoarseness – don’t think it’s just getting angry

If you have hoarseness for no reason, you need to be alert that it may be thyroid cancer strong>Signal of occurrence. The thyroid gland is close to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and once the lesion appears, it is easy to compress the recurrent laryngeal nerve, resulting in hoarseness. Some lung cancer patients also experience hoarseness when they have mediastinal lymph node metastasis.

3. Breast lumps and discharge – don’t think it’s just a minor illness

Early breast cancer generally does not have obvious symptoms, and breast discharge may occur Abnormal symptoms such as fluid, lumps, but these symptoms are often not accompanied by other discomfort and are easily ignored.

4. Longer menstrual cycle – don’t think it’s just a common gynecological disease

Women’s menstrual cycle should be regular, when the menstrual cycle becomes longer and more dripping > phenomenon, we must be vigilant, it is likely to be a signal of cervical cancer, and do not blindly think that it is caused by common gynecological diseases.

5 , Abdominal pain – don’t think it’s just indigestion

Stomach pain is a symptom that everyone has experienced, and it may be related to gastrointestinal discomfort such as indigestion. However, if the abdominal pain is located around the umbilicus or in the lower abdomen, one should be alert that it may be caused by intestinal lesions. Abdominal pain caused by cancer is mostly persistent, paroxysmal dull pain/colic/dull pain, and there may also be symptoms of blood in the stool.

6. Weight loss – don’t think it’s just diabetes

The most typical symptoms of diabetes are polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss Reduced, so that many people’s daily weight loss will naturally be equated with diabetes. This idea is not correct. Cancer can also cause a significant loss of body weight in a short period of time, because cancer cells will constantly compete with normal cells for nutrients in the body. In order to maintain normal needs, the body can only consume stored fat and sugar for energy, which will lead to Thin body.

Of course, the above symptoms are not necessarily caused by cancer, so don’t panic too much. In case of abnormality, seek medical attention in time. The clinical examinations required for different cancers are also different. Follow Xiao Ai to learn about the screening methods of some common cancers.

Four. 5 high-incidence cancers, only effective if selected correctly

1. Lung cancer

To screen for lung cancer requires CT examination. Remember not to choose X-ray screening. The low resolution of X-rays can easily miss the diagnosis.

2. Colorectal cancer

The “gold standard” for colon cancer screening is colonoscopy, which can detect the presence of intestinal cancer in time. tiny lesions.

3. Gastric cancer

The main screening method for gastric cancer is gastroscopy, and there are other methods The disadvantage is that it is easy to be missed.

4. Liver cancer

Liver cancer screening requires B-ultrasound + alpha-fetoprotein screening, both of which are indispensable.

5. Esophageal cancer

The best way to screen for esophageal cancer is to perform endoscopy, and if suspicious lesions are found under endoscopy, go further Perform a pathological biopsy.

The occurrence of cancer is the result of the combined action of many factors. To prevent the occurrence of cancer, we also need to make efforts from many aspects. It is recommended that some of the above preventive measures should be taken daily. Physical examination.

References:

[1]《Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2016》.Journal of the National Cancer Center.2022.02.27

[2 ] “8 ways to check cancer you must know”. Guangming.com.2019.6.17

[3] “There are 10 manifestations of cancer, but many people mistake it for a small problem”. Life Times .2016.2.23