April 15 to April 21 every year is the National Cancer Prevention and Control Publicity Week, and this year's theme is ---- "Cancer Prevention, Early Action".
For cancer, I am afraid that many people talk about discoloration.
According to data released by the World Health Organization, about 20 million people worldwide will be diagnosed with cancer in 2021, of which about 10 million people will be killed by cancer.
Due to the large population base and the large number of new cases of cancer, the considering country itself has more significance for tumor prevention and treatment.
Some cancers, really, are inherited
Cancer itself is a disease caused by a combination of factors and many aspects, and no single substance can directly promote the occurrence of cancer.
Among the factors that cause cancer, there are both factors that we can change and genetic factors that we cannot control congenitally.
That's right, cancer really can be inherited!
According to the data: about 5%-10% of cancers are related to heredity.
In recent years, there have indeed been many studies confirming that some cancers are familial, that is, the occurrence of cancer is related to genetic factors.
However, this does not mean that the cancer itself will be passed on to the next generation, the next generation will only inherit the cancerous gene, on this basis, due to the joint action of various carcinogenic factors, cancer will eventually occur.
Therefore, even if there is a family history of tumors, as long as scientific and reasonable prevention, the risk of cancer can be reduced!
What cancers are easily inherited?
1. Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a common malignancy in women, and hereditary factors account for about 15%.
Women with a family history of ovarian cancer should regularly go to the hospital for abdominal ultrasound, pelvic magnetic resonance, tumor markers and other examinations, in addition, if there is abdominal and pelvic pain, or urinary frequency, urgency, abdominal circumference and other phenomena, they should also seek medical treatment in time.
2. Stomach cancer
Genetic factors are independent risk factors for stomach cancer, if there are stomach cancer patients in the immediate family, then the chance of stomach cancer is more than 2 times higher than that of ordinary people.
People over the age of 40 with chronic atrophic gastritis or gastric ulcers, Helicobacter pylori infection, and people with a family history of gastric cancer are at high risk of gastric cancer, and regular gastroscopy visits to the hospital can help screen for early stomach cancer.
3. Prostate cancer
The occurrence of prostate cancer is also related to genetic factors, and men with a family history of prostate cancer have a more than 4 times higher risk of prostate cancer than the average person.
Men over the age of 50 with a family history of prostate cancer should regularly visit the hospital for prostate-specific antigen tests, which can detect early prostate cancer.
4. Breast cancer
Breast cancer has a clear familial genetic predisposition, if the mother or sister has breast cancer, the chance of cancer is more than 3 times that of the average woman.
Such women should regularly go to the hospital for breast mammography and breast B ultrasound examination, and it is necessary for ordinary women to go to the hospital regularly after the age of 35 to do breast examination.
5. Endometrial cancer
About 5% of endometrial cancers occur due to genetic factors.
The main manifestation of endometrial cancer is irregular vaginal bleeding, if people with family genetic history have this symptom, they should seek medical treatment in time, in addition to regular physical examination in the hospital, screening through endometrial biopsy, ultrasonography and other ways.
6. Bowel cancer
30% of bowel cancers have family clusters, and if parents have bowel cancer, their children have a risk of developing bowel cancer by more than 50%.
People over the age of 45 and people with a family history of bowel cancer should regularly go to the hospital for fecal occult blood tests, digital examinations and other examinations to screen for early bowel cancer.
7. Pancreatic cancer
About one-tenth of pancreatic cancer is related to family inheritance, and people with a family history of pancreatic cancer, obesity, diabetes, and people who smoke and drink a lot are at high risk of pancreatic cancer and should regularly go to the hospital for physical examination.
8. Lung cancer
The occurrence of lung cancer is also very much related to genetic factors, especially squamous cell carcinoma and alveolar cell carcinoma.
People with a family history of lung cancer and people over the age of 45 who have been smoking for a long time are high-risk groups of lung cancer and should go to the hospital regularly for relevant examinations.
Of course, hereditary cancers caused by congenital genetic errors do exist, but they are by no means mainstream.
From the perspective of big data, cancer is mainly an acquired disease that can be prevented, if you really consider that the family has a history of cancer, it is recommended to go to the hospital to make a formal diagnosis, regularly go to the hospital to do related cancer screening, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment.
If you have cancer, is your life bad? In fact, in most cases, it really is not.