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62-year-old Aunt Li is a retired teacher, she has been diligent all her life, teaching and educating people, and is deeply loved by students.
Aunt Li's experience reminds us once again that diseases sometimes come quietly, especially diseases like lung cancer, which often have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and when symptoms such as cough and chest pain appear, it is often already in the middle and advanced stages.
This reminds me of a patient of mine a few years ago, Mr. Wang, he is an engineer, busy with work, life is stressful, he goes out early and returns late every day, his diet is not regular, he stays up late for a long time to work overtime, he smokes very fiercely, one day he suddenly coughed, chest tightness, at first thought it was a cold, so he took some medicine casually, but the symptoms not only did not get better, but became more and more serious.
When I received the consultation, I learned more about his medical history and immediately recommended him to go for a CT scan, and as soon as the results came out, we were all shocked - the central lung cancer of the right lung with mediastinal lymph node metastasis, which is already stage 3 lung cancer, Mr. Wang regretted it very much, he said: "I knew that this would be the result, I would definitely come for the examination earlier." "
I comforted him and said, "Who can predict the arrival of the disease in life? Since you have been diagnosed, you must actively cooperate with the treatment, believe in the power of medicine, cancer is not a word, it is a word, many lung cancer patients through comprehensive treatment, survival time is more than 5 years, you must also establish the confidence to overcome the disease." "
Mr. Wang's experience has given us a lot of inspiration: 1. Prevention is better than treatment, regular physical examination, early detection and early treatment can completely avoid tragedies like Mr. Wang; 2. Don't underestimate any symptoms, once you find an abnormality, you should seek medical attention in time, don't have a fluke mentality; 3. Develop healthy lifestyle habits, balance your diet, exercise moderately, quit smoking and limit alcohol, these are all effective measures to prevent cancer.
This reminds me of a famous quote by Mr. Ma Sanli, a master of cross talk: "Think about the salt you have eaten more in your life than your grandparents combined," the irony is that we often turn a blind eye to health knowledge, and only regret it when we get sick, life is only once, and health is our most valuable wealth.
I hope that what happened to Aunt Li and Mr. Wang can give everyone a warning: even if there is no discomfort, you must insist on regular physical examinations; If you find any abnormality, you should pay attention to it; We should pay more attention to cultivating a healthy lifestyle, and only by starting from little by little, from now on, can we benefit for life.
As the saying goes, "the body is the capital of the revolution", I think this is not wrong at all, whether you are a white-collar worker, a blue-collar worker, a teacher, a civil servant, only if you are healthy, your work and family can be guaranteed, we must learn to take care of your body, be responsible for your own health, don't wait until you are like Aunt Li, it is too late to regret it.
In fact, cases like Aunt Li and Mr. Wang are not uncommon in my career, many patients are already at an advanced stage when they are diagnosed, and they miss the best time for treatment, which can not but be said to be a pity, as doctors, we have the responsibility to use professional knowledge to help patients overcome the disease, but the prevention of disease requires the joint efforts of the whole society.
First of all, we must strengthen health education, popularize the knowledge of disease prevention, many people's understanding of cancer is still stuck in the old concept of "incurable disease", and little knowledge of cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, so medical institutions, communities, schools, and the media should do more science popularization work to improve the public's awareness of health and disease prevention.
Second, we need to create a social environment conducive to health, such as tobacco control, many developed countries have banned smoking in public places, and we still have a long way to go; Another example is food safety, which should not allow unhealthy foods such as pickled foods to flood the market; For example, if the problem of smog is not fundamentally solved, the harm to national health is immeasurable, and these require the participation of the government, enterprises, social organizations and even every citizen.
Occupational health is also worth paying attention to, many workers, especially front-line blue-collar workers, work in a harsh working environment for a long time, the risk of occupational diseases is very high, as an employer, should effectively protect the occupational health of employees, improve physical examination and maintenance measures, employees should also improve their awareness of self-protection, find problems and report in time.
Finally, as medical workers, in addition to improving their own professional level, we need more humanistic care, many terminal cancer patients, in fact, need more psychological comfort, we must be their health consultants, but also to be their spiritual defenders, to help them fight against disease and fate with an optimistic and positive attitude.
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