On World Cancer Day, oncologists deliver a feast on cancer prevention

Jimu news reporter Yan Wen

Correspondent Luo Junhua

Video clip Yan Wen

Today, February 4 is World Cancer Day, and the theme of World Cancer Day 2022 is "Close the care gap". This year's World Cancer Day coincides with the Spring Festival holiday, in order to let the citizens scientific prevention of cancer, healthy New Year, Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital Health Management Department cancer early screening science popularization platform actively participated in the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Science Popularization Committee and other initiated by the Science Early Screening Science Popularization Week activities. Experts from Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital carefully recorded small videos of popular science to explain the knowledge of early cancer screening, popularize the concept of early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment, and send you a Gift Package of Health Knowledge for the Spring Festival!

To prevent cervical cancer, is it enough to check for HPV regularly?

More and more female friends have learned that the occurrence of cervical cancer is closely related to hpv infection with human papillomavirus, but "to prevent cervical cancer, is it enough to check HPV regularly?" In this regard, Huang Yi, chief physician of the Gynecology Andmatology Department of Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital, pointed out that this statement is not completely correct. She introduced that HPV infection can cause most cervical cancer, and now there are four HPV vaccines on the market, so women can effectively prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer through hpvide vaccine injections. In addition, the HPV virus is transmitted through sexual life, so it is also effective to avoid the spread of the virus by reducing sexual partners. In addition, in the screening of cervical cancer, HPV testing and cytology testing can be done. HPV testing can find out whether there is HPV infection in the body, that is, whether there is a risk of cervical cancer, and cytology can effectively find whether there are precancerous lesions in the body, or even the occurrence of cancer.

Therefore, cervical cancer prevention includes: HPV vaccine injections, lifestyle changes, cervical cancer screening, as well as HPV testing and cervical cytology testing.

The physical examination found positive for Helicobacter pylori, what should I do?

Attending physician of Jin Xin, Department of Health Management

Should I be treated for Helicobacter pylori infection? Jin Xin, attending physician of the Health Management Department of Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital, pointed out that the answer varies from person to person. He explained that because Helicobacter pylori is closely related to many diseases, such as gastritis, gastric ulcers, anemia, thrombocytopenia, oral odor, mouth ulcers and periodontal disease. More importantly, the proportion of patients with gastric ulcers infected with Helicobacter pylori is high, so the occurrence of gastric cancer is associated with Helicobacter pylori.

So who needs treatment? Patients who have previously suffered from chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, or duodenal ulcers; patients with postoperative gastric cancer; patients with a family history of gastric cancer; and patients with symptoms of dyspepsia.

Dr. Jin Xin reminded that more importantly, sharing tableware is one of the important ways to infect Helicobacter pylori. For the health of the family, the public chopstick system and the meal sharing system should be adopted, and the hand washing should be taken frequently, which can effectively avoid Helicobacter pylori from entering the mouth from the hand.

What is the difference between a cancer prevention physical examination and a general physical examination?

Why is it that the physical examination is good, but when the body is uncomfortable, go to the hospital for a check-up is the middle and advanced stage of cancer? In this regard, Wu Tingting, a resident physician in the Health Management Department of Hubei Provincial Cancer Hospital, pointed out that first of all, we must clarify two concepts: general physical examination and anti-cancer physical examination. She said that usually everyone does physical examinations, generally ordinary physical examinations, only check height, weight, blood pressure, various blood drawing indicators, electrocardiograms, etc., this is only a general understanding of our body, relatively rough.

The anti-cancer physical examination is a cancer-related examination specifically for the body. Different parts of the screening, using different examination methods, the accuracy rate is relatively high. For example, in the examination of the lungs, chest x-ray can not find early lung cancer, must do low-dose spiral CT of the chest; for example, many people have never done gastroscopy and colonoscopy, but as a high incidence of cancer bowel cancer, gastric cancer and esophageal cancer, colonoscopy and gastroscopy are the key. Therefore, the general physical examination is not equal to the anti-cancer physical examination, and it is necessary to clarify the difference between the two.