Tag: Tumor

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Oh, my God! These [carcinogens] are all around us

It is an indisputable fact that more and more people are suffering from cancer. The World Cancer Report 2014 published by the International Agency for Cancer Research shows that in 2012, the number of new cancer cases worldwide reached more than 14 million and is expected to reach the level of 22 million cases per year in the next 20 years. The consensus of the medical profession on cancer is that prevention is more significant than treatment. To realize cancer prevention, finding carcinogens is an important link. What is a carcinogen? Carcinogens, as the name implies, are substances that can induce cancer in people. Carcinogens in a broad sense should be called carcinogenic factors, including any chemical, physical and biological Read More …

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Is anticancer food a health savior or a marketing hype?

It is no exaggeration to say that the world is entering an era of rampant cancer. According to the “Global Cancer Facts and Data” published by the American Cancer Society, 12.7 million new cancers occurred worldwide in 2008, and it is estimated that a total of 7.6 million people died of cancer that year (which is equivalent to 21,000 people being killed by cancer demons every day). By 2030, 21.4 million people worldwide will suffer from cancer and the number of deaths from cancer will reach 13.3 million. In China, cancer has also become the leading cause of death for urban and rural residents in our country. This background is giving birth to a market in full swing that is Read More …

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Healthy body, happy heart! What is your health score? One by one to check

Some people say that health is 1 and the rest is 0. Life is a number. Only the front 1 can be guaranteed and the back 0 is meaningful. When you are young, you may not understand this truth, but the older you get, the more attention should be paid to your health. The health headline (Baojiandaifu) will now give you a score on your health and see if your health protection has been done in how? Have you been vaccinated? Vaccination during the flu season every year; Friends who have never been vaccinated, or who have been vaccinated before the age of 65, but have been vaccinated for more than five years, should be able to be vaccinated against Read More …

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Six Common Diet Mistakes in Tumor Patients

Malignant tumor is a consumptive disease, nutrition is an important part of tumor treatment. Scientific and reasonable diet can improve the nutritional status of patients, prevent malnutrition and tumor cachexia, enhance the patient’s physique and improve the quality of life. However, in real life, many tumor patients have fallen into the following common dietary errors. Myth 1 Drink more soup to supplement nutrition. In some people’s traditional concept, cooking soup is a kind of [big supplement]. Family members cook soup for patients, such as black chicken soup, ox tail soup, fish soup, sea cucumber soup, pig trotter soup, etc., and instruct patients, [the essence is dissolved in the soup, just drink the soup, and the soup residue can be thrown Read More …

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Truth: Can tumors be contagious?

I am an oncologist. In the ward, I have seen all kinds of joys and sorrows in the world and all kinds of difficulties and helplessness. On one ward round, I saw an old woman with lung cancer carefully peeling apples and handing them to her little grandson with a loving smile on her face. The child’s mother, with a nervous face, stopped the apple in an instant and shyly reprimanded the child, saying, “Be careful of diarrhea after eating too much fruit.” The grandmother’s face suddenly became ugly. It turned out that the family thought lung cancer was as contagious as tuberculosis, and the family did not allow the children to get too close. Since her illness, her little Read More …

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The cancer is already in its advanced stage. Do you still need surgery?

Xiao Zhang’s mother is already in the advanced stage of the tumor. She suffers from pain all over her body every day and it is very difficult to eat. At this time, even if she has an operation, she cannot cut the tumor clean. The doctor suggested that a smaller operation can be performed to help her relieve the pain, but at the same time she should also bear the risks brought by the operation. Is it necessary to do this kind of operation? Can the mother’s body still withstand these treatments? Do you want to let nature take its course or try again for the last time? … … Countless problems and possible results flashed in Xiao Zhang’s mind. Read More …

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Ordinary people check cancer and remember 3 items, which are simple and cheap and will not be fooled!

When it comes to tumor screening, let’s first talk about the personal experience: [I just heard a recommendation for an examination. With it, all tumors can be screened.] My aunt told me mysteriously. [This is the what check? At that time, I had just graduated from medical university, but I had not heard such a divine examination. [It is a simple blood draw, but it must be sent to Guangzhou for examination]. A week later, I got the results and saw a piece of paper printed with strange letters and numbers. What AFP, CEA and CA199 were dazzling. My aunt held the examination and analyzed with me one by one, which index was to exclude which tumor. My aunt was Read More …

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Sweet sugar, falling in love with terrible cancer

Looking at the sweet shops all over the street, are you moved? Well, it’s better to move than to move. Walk! Stop! Stop first! First listen to Dr. Clove tell you one thing: According to many scientists, sweet and lovely sugar has fallen in love with terrible cancer! Don’t you believe it yet. Although life with sugar is sweet, a large number of scientific studies have confirmed that life with polysaccharides is prone to cancer. Do you want to know why? Please listen to Dr. Clove slowly for you. The Effect of Sugar on Human Body Sugar is the main energy substance of the human body and is very important to maintain our normal physiological function. Both natural sugars and Read More …

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Americans do this to popularize science and treat tumors! By comparison, what is the gap?

Recently, I was invited to translate the “Handbook for Cervical Cancer Patients” (hereinafter referred to as the “Handbook”) published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is a “textbook” for providing systematic popular science to patients. During the translation, it was found that there were great differences between Chinese and American doctors in the popularization and treatment of oncology-this is something we doctors who have been receiving Chinese medical education cannot understand in the normal diagnosis and treatment process. Popular science that is easy to understand and meticulous. In the manual, there are various explanations of nouns specially explained from the perspective of patients, as well as explanations of possible adverse consequences of treatment, such as cervix, radiotherapy, HPV virus Read More …

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Is it cancer or not? [Intraepithelial neoplasia] and [precancerous lesions] are not really terrible.

Basically, there are a few days every month when different friends ask me the same question: [Two days ago, I went to have a cervical cytology examination. I heard that it was cervical cancer. After getting the report, the doctor said there was a problem with this and asked me to have a biopsy. Dr. Zhou, do I have cancer? ] [What did you say in your report? ] [Intraepithelial neoplasia. Is it a tumor? ] [It’s… It’s a long story.] I carefully explained to her that these are [precancerous lesions] and must be paid enough attention but not too much attention. Intraepithelial neoplasia? Is this a what? In short, some cells on the surface of the cervix have become Read More …