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Experts teach you how to stay away from liver cancer

BY Carol Carey 2020-06-25

   In the spring, with the gradual rise in temperature, the number of liver disease patients in major hospitals has increased significantly. Chinese medicine believes that in the spring of the four seasons of the liver, the earth warms up in spring, the yang rises, all things germinate, and viruses and other microorganisms are also eager to move. The pores of the human body are gradually opened, and the nutrients stored in winter are gradually "spread" outwards; coupled with the windy spring The climate is relatively dry, and patients with liver disease, especially those with chronic liver disease, are prone to relapse.

  Although spring is a season with high incidence of liver disease, it is also a season where all living things are new and full of vitality. Human liver qi also begins to flourish, expelling turbidity and clearing blood is a good time to recuperate the liver. Therefore, Chinese medicine has the saying that "Spring should support the liver". The main methods are: balanced diet, moderate exercise, maintaining a comfortable mood, and more water.

  my country is a country with a large incidence of liver cancer, and the incidence rate accounts for 45% of the world''s total. That is to say, nearly half of the world''s liver cancer patients are in China, with a high incidence age of 40-50 years. According to statistics, liver cancer is second only to lung cancer in my country, and it is the second malignant tumor with the second highest mortality rate. Because of its insidious onset (40% without symptoms at diagnosis), the early diagnosis rate is low, and most of them are already in the middle and late stages at the time of diagnosis, and the 5-year survival rate is only 2% to 16%. In addition, because of its high degree of malignancy, the disease develops rapidly, and it is also known as "the king of cancer".

  Why people suffer from liver cancer

  Liver cancer is the result of the synergistic effect of many factors, mainly with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, aflatoxin, drinking water pollution, lack of certain trace elements , Genetics, alcoholism and other factors.

  There are data showing that 20% of patients with liver cirrhosis in China have a history of hepatitis, 56% can be found to have hepatitis B or C virus infection, and 16.5% to 51.5% of patients with cirrhosis can develop into Liver cancer; about 80% of liver cancer patients can detect hepatitis B or C virus infection. In the high incidence area of liver cancer, about 26% of the population may be hepatitis B patients or long-term carriers of hepatitis B and C viruses. All these indicate that the incidence of liver cancer is closely related to hepatitis and cirrhosis.

   In addition, the proportion of people suffering from liver cancer who are tired from work, stressed and staying up late is increasing year by year. People with intense work and mental stress are in a state of sub-health for a long time, resulting in low immunity of the body. If this is the case, it is easy to cause liver cancer.

  Away from liver cancer, we must control the "three major factors"

  Professor, it is important to stay away from liver cancer to do the following three points:

  First, prevent hepatitis. The incidence of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C is much higher than that in normal people, and ordinary people must first prevent hepatitis B and C virus infections to prevent liver cancer.

  Secondly, seafood products are less "fresh". The rejuvenation of liver cancer has a great relationship with the increasing bad habits of young people. Many young people have overnutrition, obesity, do not eat in the morning, overeating at night, and like to sleep lazy, these are all risk factors. For modern people, coarse tea and light rice is not only a virtue of frugality, but more important is a healthy lifestyle. But most young people don’t think so. They eat too “luxury” and have the psychology of ecstasy, what to eat fresh, eat raw seafood, raw fish, raw meat, but do not know that many seafood products are contaminated due to pollution , May contain various hepatitis viruses, once ingested, it may lead to the occurrence of acute hepatitis. This is also one of the reasons why the southeast coast of my country is a high incidence area of liver cancer.

   Third, don’t let bad emotions overwhelm your body. The pressure of modern people is getting higher and higher, and the mentality adjustment is not good, it is easy to get sick. After learning that they have been infected with hepatitis B virus, many people are afraid, depressed, and sometimes worry that hepatitis will become cancerous. If this emotion persists for a long time, it will lead to a series of changes in nerve, endocrine and immune functions, and the anti-cancer cells in the blood will be significantly reduced, and canceration will really happen.

  High-risk groups regularly check the liver

  Most patients with liver cancer are found to be in advanced stages, which is related to the pathogenesis of liver cancer. The symptoms of liver cancer are not obvious in the early stage, and even after the illness, there is no discomfort for a long time. The patient will not take the initiative to go to the hospital for treatment, and the pain in the liver area, decreased appetite, fatigue and weakness will gradually appear when the disease progresses to a certain extent. Increasing weight loss and other symptoms cause difficulties in early diagnosis. Moreover, liver cancer mostly occurs on the basis of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis, so it is difficult to rely on these symptoms to diagnose liver cancer. When the condition is serious, the patient will have jaundice, ascites, vomiting blood, and coma. The patient''s upper abdomen can often feel a huge mass, but it has reached the middle and late stages, and has even moved to the lungs.

   For the prevention of liver cancer, everyone knows to improve living habits, quit smoking and drinking, ensure adequate sleep, avoid greasy food, etc., but few can really do it, especially now at work 1. Young and middle-aged people under the pressure of life. Therefore, in addition to daily prevention, it is very important for young and middle-aged people under fatigue and stress, especially high-risk groups, to perform regular physical examinations. It is best to do liver function, alpha-fetoprotein, and liver ultrasound examinations every six months. This is The most effective way to detect liver cancer early.


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