When it comes to cancer, the first thing that comes to mind is despair, ruin and death!
Yes, this is Chinese's inherent impression of cancer, affected by the various appearances of cancer, everyone has directly equated cancer and terminal illness as an untreatable disease.
As everyone knows, cancer is never equal to terminal illness, in clinical view it is a chronic disease, is a preventable, treatable type.
So the question is, cancer mortality is so high, why is it still included in the ranks of chronic diseases?
First of all, the essence of cancer is actually a "malignant tumor", which has the common characteristics of chronic diseases, such as the etiology of cancer is quite complex, from healthy cells to cancer, there are multiple risk factors involved.
At the same time, the incubation time of cancer is relatively long, the course of the disease is longer, different degrees of dysfunction can be induced, and the incidence is higher, which are the characteristics of chronic diseases.
Moreover, cancer is usually divided into different stages in the clinic, which is commonly known as the early, middle and advanced stages.
But these three stages are more detailed in the division of the clinic. From the beginning of the cell cancer to the carcinoma in situ, from the carcinoma in situ to the local invasion, from the invasion to the metastasis period, in fact, it does not happen overnight, it takes a long time.
Some studies have even pointed out that it often takes 10-20 years or even longer to convert from healthy cells to cancer.
It is precisely for this reason that WHO has proposed three 1/3 of cancer, that is, 1/3 of cancer can be prevented, 1/3 of cancer can be cured by early detection, and 1/3 of cancer cannot be clinically cured, but the use of existing medical technology can alleviate patient suffering, prolong patient life, and improve quality of life.
The prevention of cancer is clinically divided into three levels of measures, the first is the prevention of etiology and the reduction of excessive damage of adverse factors. Secondary prevention is early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. The third-level measure is to improve life treatment and improve survival.
So the question is, what should be done to prevent and treat cancer?
1. Stay away from cancer factors: Although the carcinogenic factors have not been fully defined in the clinic, several cancer-related causes have been found.
This includes unhealthy eating habits (overeating, hot eating, irregular meals), unhealthy food choices (processed meats, cured foods, fried smoked foods, barbecues, red meat, Chinese-style salted fish), smoking and alcoholism, prolonged sedentary sedentary life, obesity, long-term living in heavily polluted environments, etc.;
What everyone can do in daily life is to avoid carcinogens, eat a scientific and healthy diet, exercise regularly, and take protective measures at work;
2. Regular physical examination: Because there are basically no symptoms in the early stage of cancer, symptoms gradually appear in the late stage.
And even if there are symptoms, they are very similar to ordinary chronic diseases, and it is easy to judge wrong based on personal experience alone.
Therefore, for people at high risk of cancer, we should improve our vigilance against cancer and conduct targeted anti-cancer screening on a regular basis.
Finally, it should be emphasized that nowadays, the medical technology in the mainland is constantly progressing and developing, there are new medical equipment, anti-cancer drugs have come out, and the clinical treatment effect of cancer is constantly improving, so patients who have been diagnosed with cancer do not have to give up on themselves, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and cooperate with doctors to carry out related treatment, only in this way, there is hope of defeating cancer.