In February 2013, Deng Minghe, the "Nianhua Doll", was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and was discharged from the hospital after six months of treatment.
Unfortunately, in April 2015, Deng Minghe's leukemia suddenly recurred, and on the evening of the 28th, he unfortunately died at the age of 8 due to ineffective rescue.
A few days ago, some netizens posted that "the actor Yu Xiao seems to have leukemia", which quickly caused a hot discussion on the Internet.
Many people sighed that he was not the little follower Jiao Tao in "Residual Sin", who did not like to talk, and also starred in the recently popular TV series "Mountains and Seas", only 37 years old!
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Acute leukemia has the highest mortality rate,
These four points may be its causative factors
According to the 2015 China Cancer Statistics, there are 75,000 new cases of leukemia in China every year, of which about 20% are pediatric patients.
Leukemia, also known as blood cancer, the main site of incidence is bone marrow, which can generally be divided into acute leukemia and chronic leukemia.
The former develops rapidly and fiercely, and without special treatment, the average survival time is only about 3 months, and a small number of people even die after a few days of diagnosis.
The course of the latter is relatively slow and disparities, as short as 1 to 2 years, as long as 5 to 10 years, or even 20 years.
According to the data, the incidence of leukemia in China is about 3 to 4/100,000 of the population, which is a malignant tumor with the highest incidence and case fatality rate under 35 years old, of which acute leukemia has the highest case fatality rate.
However, the exact cause of acute leukemia has not been clearly defined, and many factors are thought to be related to the occurrence of acute leukemia.
It mainly includes viral infections, radiation factors, chemical factors and genetic factors.
The first factor is viral infection, which has been shown to cause leukemia in animals such as rats, cats, chickens, and cattle.
The second factor is ionizing radiation, the incidence of leukemia after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan increased significantly, and the closer you are to the center of the explosion, the higher the incidence.
The third factor is chemical or pharmaceutical factors, certain chemicals, such as benzene and its derivatives, chloramphenicol, etc. can induce leukemia.
In recent years, many reports have pointed out that interior decoration and furniture and toy pollution are a major trigger for the rise in the incidence of leukemia in urban children.
The fourth factor is genetic factors, people with chromosomal aberrations, the incidence of leukemia is higher than normal, and congenital aplastic anemia, the probability of leukemia is much higher.
But in fact, these factors are only a connection between some superficial phenomena, and there is no evidence to prove that there is a causal relationship between them, that is, a certain substance necessarily causes leukemia.
The treatment of acute leukemia is mainly: drug therapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and bone marrow transplantation. In addition, in recent years, immunotherapy has also become a new direction for the treatment of acute leukemia.
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See these four
The rumor that eating something will lead to leukemia,
You must polish your eyes
Leukemia is indeed uncommon, and the fatality rate is high, coupled with the pathogenic factors are not clear, leading many people to have the mood of "talking about white change", vermicelli, fried food, spicy strips, milk drinks and other foods will lead to the rumors of leukemia spread wildly, affecting people's daily life and correct cognition.
Today, the rumor-busting jun will go through the "food" rumors related to leukemia one by one for everyone.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > rumor #1: Eating vermicelli can lead to leukemia</h1>
In daily life, some unscrupulous traders illegally add formaldehyde sodium bisulfite to the vermicelli in order to improve the taste and "whitening" of the vermicelli, which is commonly known as "hanging white block".
Some time ago, a "family of three people found out leukemia one after another, the reason was because of eating formaldehyde soaked noodles, which is too scary!" "The news is hot on the Internet, can eating formaldehyde soaked vermicelli really lead to leukemia?"
The World Health Organization lists formaldehyde as "carcinogenic" and believes that there is sufficient evidence that the substance can cause nasopharyngeal cancer.
However, this refers to cancer caused by inhalation, and the evidence shows that formaldehyde ingested through eating is not carcinogenic.
In fact, formaldehyde is an intermediate product of cellular metabolism that occurs naturally in many foods.
The formaldehyde content of apples is 17.3mg/l
Therefore, even if people accidentally eat formaldehyde soaked vermicelli, they will not suffer from leukemia.
In addition, formaldehyde is easily soluble in water and volatile at high temperatures.
Even if the vermicelli we buy is soaked in formaldehyde solution, there is little left during our cleaning and cooking process.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > rumor 2: Eating fried foods can lead to leukemia</h1>
Fried foods have always been highly sought after, especially young people and young children.
In order to let their children eat less fried food, some parents actively choose to believe that "eating fried food will cause leukemia", and use this to deter and restrain their children's behavior.
But in fact, there is no evidence that eating fried foods increases the risk of leukemia.
Nevertheless, we must also scientifically and rationally recognize that long-term excessive intake of fried foods may increase the risk of obesity, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease and other diseases.
Therefore, in daily life, you can eat less or try to eat less.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Rumor 3: Eating spicy strips can lead to leukemia</h1>
Spicy strips, a small snack that people love and hate. On the one hand, it is the childhood memory of many post-80s and post-90s, and on the other hand, the questioning of its safety has never stopped.
A few months ago, a message was frantically forwarded in the parent group, saying that eating spicy noodles regularly would increase the chance of leukemia.
Because spicy strips will add a lot of additives and salts during the production process, and these additives are the culprits of leukemia.
In fact, in the process of processing spicy strips, in order to make their "color and flavor" complete, a variety of food additives are indeed added.
Common additives include food coloring, sweeteners and flavor enhancers, as well as emulsifiers and leavening agents that give them form and taste.
But we don't need to talk about "food additives" discoloration, because the state has strict regulations on the type, name, scope of application and maximum use of food additives.
The rational use of food additives within the scope of the standard does not cause harm to human health, and there is currently no evidence that eating spicy strips can cause leukemia.
However, when we buy spicy strips, we still have to choose qualified products produced by regular manufacturers and passed quality inspection.
After all, in some small workshops that produce "three noes" products, it is very likely that excessive food additives will be added illegally, or additives that are not allowed to be used in spicy strips will be used.
If you accidentally eat these "three noes" products, it may indeed cause damage to our health.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > rumor 4: Drinking milk-containing drinks can lead to leukemia</h1>
A few years ago, many mothers' circle of friends was swept away by an "emergency notification", and the content of this notification was roughly as follows:
Maternal and Child Health Hospital reminds everyone that there are more and more children with leukemia, please do not give children to drink cool crooked and additive milk drinks, such as Wangzai milk, cool crooked, Wahaha AD calcium milk, etc., these drinks contain botulinum toxin...
What is Botox? Are there really botulinum toxin in milk-containing drinks?
In fact, botulinum toxin itself is not toxic, and can only exist in places where there is no oxygen or the oxygen concentration is extremely thin.
However, if it is in an anaerobic environment and suitable temperature (18 ~ 30 ° C) conditions for a long time, it will germinate spores, and the spores can form botulinum toxin after growth.
This toxin is the most virulent of the known natural toxins.
However, this toxin is basically impossible to appear in milk-containing beverages, because the critical pH of botulinum toxin spores germinates at 4.5, that is, when the pH is < 4.5, the spores of botulinum toxin cannot germinate and grow.
Milk-containing beverages are mostly acidic foods, and their pH values are less than 4.5, so there is generally no risk of contamination with botulinum toxin and botulinum toxin.
In addition, milk-containing beverages must be sterilized during the production process, so commercially available milk beverage products will theoretically not contain botulinum toxin.
In fact, so far, the scientific community has not found any association between leukemia and botulinum toxin, so the statement that drinking milk-containing beverages can cause leukemia is not at all reliable.
That said, this does not mean that children can drink uncontrollably.
Remember, any food is too much, not to mention that many drinks themselves have a high sugar content, which is not conducive to good health.
In particular, excessive intake of carbonated beverages may lead to problems such as disorders of the large intestine.
Conclusion
At present, although we have not yet defined the trigger mechanism of leukemia. However, according to existing research, it is necessary to avoid viral infections, radiation, chemicals, and genetic factors as possible.
In addition, in daily life, everyone should not be too choked up on food, credulous and spread relevant rumors, so as to make people panic.
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1 What is the cause of acute leukemia? How can it be treated? The Paper.
2 "Can Eating Vermicelligence Cause Leukemia?" rumor! Binzhou debunking rumors.
3 "Milk-containing drinks cause leukemia? Rumor Jun is naughty again", Popular Science China.
4 "Eating spicy strips can lead to leukemia", Popular Science China.
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