Pancreatic cancer, which has always been known as the "king of cancer", has such a name because the difficulty of pancreatic cancer treatment is the highest of all cancers.
According to clinical data, the average survival of pancreatic cancer patients is only about half a year on average, and the five-year survival rate is even only about 5% to 10%. Coupled with the rapid spread and metastasis of pancreatic cancer, it is more difficult for pancreatic cancer patients to survive. In the prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer, we still have to focus on prevention.
So, how to prevent pancreatic cancer? From life, excluding the causes of pancreatic cancer is naturally the most direct and effective way. Studies have shown that the lack of "magnesium" supplementation in daily life may significantly increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, is this true?
60,000 people participated in the study: the body is deficient in "magnesium", and the risk of pancreatic cancer is increased by at least 20%
The study, initiated by the Indian University School of Public Health, analyzed health data from 66,000 subjects between the ages of 50 and 76. Through 10 years of searching, it was found that:
Among people with low magnesium intake, 151 people were concentrated in pancreatic cancer. And according to the comparison of magnesium intake with the cancer data model, every 100 mg reduction in magnesium intake below the standard range may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 20%.
It can be seen that if the body lacks magnesium, there may be a higher risk of pancreatic cancer. But at the same time, Professor Diba, the initiator of the study, said that the current experiment is still in the investigation stage, the subject's diet, gender, physique, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, are not limited, the relationship between magnesium and cancer, there is still a very large research space.
Coincidentally, the top academic journal "Cell" also published a research paper from the University of Basel on January 20, 2022, showing that T cells associated with the immune system will have stronger activity in an environment with abundant magnesium, thereby better preventing cancer.
In summary, although magnesium does not have sufficient theoretical support for specific risk data for pancreatic cancer, multiple studies have shown that magnesium may be closely related to cancer. Ensuring adequate magnesium supplementation is beneficial for preventing pancreatic cancer and even helping the immune system fight most cancers.
Therefore, in daily life, in order to reduce the risk of cancer such as pancreatic cancer, it is necessary to supplement enough magnesium.
In daily life, you may wish to try 2 ways to supplement magnesium
(1) Priority is given to food supplementation
Because magnesium is a kind of trace element, although it is very important, the human body's demand is not high compared to other nutrients. Through the way of food supplementation, it is the simplest and most direct choice.
For example, all kinds of nuts: almonds, cashews, walnuts, etc.; Deep-sea fish: sardines, bassa, salmon; As well as a variety of whole grains, are high-quality choices for magnesium supplementation. Appropriately increase the intake of these items in the daily diet, effectively increase the success rate of cancer prevention and anti-cancer.
(2) Supplement supplementation
If some foods cannot be ingested due to personal constitution, you can also try to use supplements.
The advantages of magnesium supplementation are high efficiency and good absorption. But there are also drawbacks, that is, it is easy to overdose. According to studies, when magnesium intake exceeds 6000mg, it is easy to have dizziness, diarrhea, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms affecting health. When using magnesium supplements, it can also be supplemented with vitamin D, vitamin K intake, to further supplement efficiency.
However, as mentioned above, although magnesium supplementation is very important and can play a good preventive effect against cancer such as pancreatic cancer, it should not be consumed too much. According to the reference opinion of the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", the daily magnesium intake of adults is 330mg, and pregnant women can be appropriately increased to about 370mg.
In general, as long as there is no picky eating, partial eating and other bad habits, the intake of magnesium is relatively qualified. In addition to magnesium, if you want to prevent pancreatic cancer more comprehensively, you also need to understand the early symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
More comprehensive prevention of pancreatic cancer, be wary of the 2 symptoms of early pancreatic cancer
Symptom 1: Abdominal pain
According to clinical data, 60% of pancreatic cancer patients will have abdominal discomfort in the early stages, and 70% of them present with long-term, spaced abdominal pain.
Therefore, if you feel abdominal pain for a long time, be alert to possible early pancreatic cancer symptoms. The pancreas is located in the left upper abdomen of the human body, and if it is painful in this position, it needs more attention.
Symptom 2: Painless cutaneous jaundice
In most people's minds, jaundice is the main symptom of liver cancer. But in fact, about 30% of pancreatic cancer patients will also have skin jaundice.
Unlike liver cancer jaundice, the skin jaundice formed by pancreatic cancer often does not have too obvious pain and is not as large as liver cancer. Once found, go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
The danger of pancreatic cancer, I believe everyone understands, the effect in the treatment is not ideal, we must try to do the work from the prevention aspect as much as possible. The intake of magnesium is one of the details of the prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer. In daily life, reasonable supplementation, vigilance against early symptoms, prevention of cancer, so as to more effectively protect their health.
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