Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies, many women die of cervical cancer every year, and the most effective means of preventing cervical cancer is to prevent HPV vaccine. But there is also an age limit for HPV vaccination, if the age of vaccination is exceeded, are there other ways to prevent it?
Of course.
A 2009 article published in Fujian Medical University noted that there are now a growing body of research showing that nutritional imbalances may be a risk factor for cervical cancer, such as folic acid [1].
Most studies on folic acid have shown that folate deficiency can accelerate the development of precancerous lesions, and that high levels of folic acid may be a protective factor for cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. Ma Xiaochen, a domestic researcher, has also done research, and he has also come to a similar conclusion that "folic acid can cooperate with HPV to cause cervical cancer", and believes that dark vegetables and folic acid are protective factors for cervical cancer, and there may be a dose-response relationship between them.
This also seems to tell us that more folic acid supplementation can prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer to a certain extent.
Also having a protective effect on folic acid are carotenoids and vitamin E. A 2011 article on the relationship between carotenoids and cervical cancer showed that carotenoids have the effect of inhibiting tumor cell growth, inducing tumor cell apoptosis, and reducing oxidative stress [2]. That is, carotenoids can reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
In another paper published in 2018, researchers conducted a meta-analysis of the relationship between vitamin E and cervical cancer risk, and the results showed that a 5 mg increase in daily vitamin E intake reduced the risk of cervical cancer by 5% [3]. This figure is quite attractive.
In addition to nutritional elements, dietary factors associated with the risk of cervical cancer include sweets. According to a large-scale Swedish study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, women's regular consumption of foods such as sweet cookies, cakes, or sweet breads significantly increases their risk of cervical cancer [4]. Eating cookie-type sweets more than 3 times a week can increase the risk of uterine cancer by 42 percent. That's a high number.
In addition, the researchers also found that a total daily sugar intake of more than 35 grams (equivalent to 7 teaspoons) led to a 36% increase in the incidence of uterine cancer. Therefore, female friends, for their own health, must learn to restrain.
With more and more research on the relationship between dietary factors and cervical cancer, it is increasingly certain that dietary factors have a certain impact on the mortality rate of cervical cancer. In this regard, the researchers also suggested that the publicity and census and general treatment of cancer should be widely carried out to enhance people's awareness of protection, provide preventive health care knowledge, let more people understand the high-risk factors related to the incidence of cervical cancer, and prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer.
Of course, in addition to calling on female friends to learn more about cervical cancer, it is also recommended that female friends conduct regular cervical cancer screening every year, after all, health is their own.
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Nie Xiaofeng. A case-control study on the relationship between lifestyle, dietary factors, folic acid and cervical cancer in women[D]. Fujian Medical University, 2009.
Wen Zhao Yan, Xia Yang, Sun Hui, Zhao Yuhong, Wu Qijun. Research Progress on the Relationship between Dietary Patterns and cervical Cancer Incidence[J]. Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 2020, 31(6):4.
Pei L H, Wu P, Wang X Q, et al. Dose response between vitamin E and cervical cancer risk Meta analysis[J]. Journal of Nutrition, 2018, 40(6):6.
[4] Leah. Keep women away from cervical cancer for 42 minutes[J]. Farm Girl, 2013(1):1.