"Brother Liu, you are really powerful, cancer can be defeated by you. It is said that if you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing in the future, and your blessing is behind! ”
When the old neighbor saw Brother Liu, who had successfully fought cancer, he couldn't help but cheer him on, admiring and happy him from the bottom of his heart.
"Hahaha, thanks to modern advanced medical technology and the careful care of doctors and nurses, I was able to overcome the difficulties.
Now that I'm alive, I haven't eaten or played before, and I'll have to enjoy it in the future. Lao Liu said with a smile.
"How did I hear that my body is weaker after chemotherapy, so I need to pay more attention.
Lao Liu, you can't eat Haisai right away, it's still important to be physical, consult a doctor more, and follow the doctor's instructions. "Kind suggestion from neighbor.
"Got it, got it." Lao Liu is in the joy of defeating the disease at the moment.
Although I heard the persuasion of my neighbors, I didn't take it to heart at all, and after a few perfunctory sentences, I went home happily.
A year later, Lao Liu suddenly felt unbearable pain, walked into the door of the hospital again, and after examination, it was found that the cancer cells had metastasized.
After the doctor asked Lao Liu about his life this year, he shook his head again and again and said loudly that he was really ignorant!
1. Early symptoms of cancer
In today's society, it seems that it is no longer rare for people to suffer from various cancers.
With the continuous advancement and development of medical treatment, some cancers can be completely cured, or can be completely controlled through medical means.
The essence of what we commonly call cancer is a tumor, and if you dig deeper, it means that there is a problem in the normal growth and division of cells in our body.
Maybe it's a sudden, unrestrained surge, or maybe it's a lesion in the cells that develops into a malignant tumor, collectively known as cancer.
There are many causes of cancer, including genetics, frequent exposure to carcinogens or long-term exposure to radiation, and some unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as alcoholism and long-term smoking.
Depending on where the cancer occurs, the clinical symptoms will vary. However, the onset of cancer is mostly related to the function of the body's systems and organs, and the following more than a dozen common and obvious symptoms.
There are many new moles on the skin, or there are noticeable changes to the original moles, or the skin is ulcerated and does not heal easily.
A lump in the epidermis or subcutaneous tissue of the skin, or a change in the shape and size of the nipple.
Sudden onset of abdominal pain, irritating dry cough, unprovoked fatigue; Loss of appetite and even difficulty swallowing.
Difficulties in normal and smooth excretion, or even pain, blood in the stool, blood in the urine, etc., need to be paid attention to.
2. Several cancers that are prone to recurrence
Chemotherapy is the most common treatment for cancer, but many cancers may recur after a long period of treatment for various reasons.
Among them, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer and other cancer recurrence rates are extremely high.
1. Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian tumor, and most of them are primary cancers, and rarely metastasize from other locations.
Ovarian cancer has few obvious symptoms in the early stages, so it is difficult to detect it from an early stage.
By the time ovarian cancer progresses to an advanced stage, it is difficult to cure.
Although the incidence of ovarian cancer is not very high, it has a high mortality rate, which can be called the first gynecological cancer, and seriously threatens women's health.
It is also because ovarian cancer is mostly found at an advanced stage, so it is either surgical treatment or chemotherapy.
Although clinical relief can be achieved, the recurrence rate is extremely high, and most ovarian cancer patients usually recur within two years after treatment.
2. Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is known as the "king" of cancers, which shows how difficult it is to be cured.
The early symptoms of pancreatic cancer are difficult to diagnose, the degree of deterioration is extremely rapid, and the development is rapid, with high morbidity and mortality.
The pancreas is located in the abdominal cavity and is surrounded by many blood vessels, which makes it difficult to remove all the tumors, and the possibility of recurrence increases.
In the vast majority of patients, a recurrence occurs within 2 years of cure.
Pancreatic cancer is a very malignant type of tumor, even if it is treated with resectional surgery at an early stage.
Only 10% of patients can be cured after surgery to prevent recurrence, which is a type of cancer with high recurrence and high mortality.
3. Liver cancer
Liver cancer is divided into primary and secondary, and it is also one of the more common malignant tumors in mainland China. Liver cancer is more common in middle-aged men and is usually associated with alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, genetics, or food poisoning.
The symptoms of liver cancer are not obvious in the early stage, and when the patient feels obviously unwell, it has entered the middle and advanced stages.
The main symptoms are liver pain, decreased appetite, nausea, retching, high fever, diarrhea, etc.
Liver cancer has the characteristics of spreading and recurrence, and once the cancer cells metastasize, it will immediately lead to recurrence of the disease, and even the aggravation of the disease.
Liver cancer patients are generally prone to recurrence within 2-3 years after surgery.
3. Factors influencing cancer recurrence
There are many factors that affect the recurrence of cancer, such as patients not paying attention to a balanced diet, their own immunity is reduced, or they still maintain their previous bad habits.
Just like Lao Liu mentioned at the beginning, it was only after he was discharged from the hospital that he accelerated the time of recurrence because he was not taboo.
1. Decreased autoimmunity
Patients with cancer have been treated for their health because of the illness.
In a series of treatments, whether it is drug stimulation or chemotherapy, etc., it will lead to the decline of the patient's own immunity to varying degrees.
When the patient's immunity is reduced, the cancer cells in the body spread, and the immunity is not enough to inhibit the growth of the cancer cells.
At this time, it is easy to cause cancer cells to spread, multiply and even metastasize, and then the cancer will recur.
2. The treatment is not thorough
First of all, we need to know that cancer cells are prone to recurrence and metastasis.
In the early stages of cancer, many cancer cells metastases are not easy to detect at all, making it easier for them to recur.
Some cancers are not easy to be completely removed during surgery due to the special location of the disease, which increases the chance of recurrence.
There is also the case where cancer cells have quietly metastasized in the body before we even know it.
Surgical treatment can only remove visible lesions, but for those cancer cells that remain in the body, it is easy to ignore or hide, and by the time we find out, the climate has formed again.
3. Tumor mutation
Tumor cells are characterized by high variability and low genetic stability.
These cells can quickly multiply, divide, differentiate, and manifest themselves in different biological forms in a short period of time to escape the surveillance of the immune system.
In the same way, this characteristic of tumor cells also leads to an increase in the difficulty of cure, and the risk of metastasis of the lesion increases.
When tumor cells appear in different forms, it is necessary to change the treatment regimen at the beginning and reformulate a new treatment.
4. Improper care
When the patient's condition is temporarily relieved through treatment, if the care after discharge is not in place, it is also prone to recurrence.
The so-called care can be based on three aspects: diet, poor lifestyle habits and environmental factors.
People who have recovered from serious illnesses have relatively low self-resistance and immunity, so they need to pay more attention to a comprehensive and balanced diet and nutrition in their daily life.
Especially those foods that are overly processed, should be eaten sparingly or avoided.
Although patients need to supplement nutrition, they are not prone to overeating foods that are high in sugar, fat and oil.
These foods are not only easy to burden the body's organs, but also easy to induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and one point, excess nutrition is easy to promote the reproduction of cancer cells.
Patients who were fond of smoking and drinking alcohol before their illness are controlled by treatment.
Some patients will indulge themselves, or ignore the doctor's instructions, thinking that it is okay to smoke a few puffs of cigarettes or drink a few sips of alcohol, but in fact, bad lifestyle habits will aggravate the development of the disease.
When it comes to lifestyle habits, it's also important to get enough sleep.
Contemporary people always like to stay up late to play with mobile phones, or suffer from insomnia, etc., and if the body does not get enough rest, it will be prone to various health problems, so you must not stay up late and rest more.
Another point is the impact of the environment on the patient's health.
Some patients suffer from cancer because of long-term exposure to carcinogens, or long-term exposure to unfriendly environments, which makes it easy for the immune system to abnormal, resulting in various epidemics and even cancer.
The polluted environment has a subtle impact on the health of the body, and we often don't pay much attention to it in ordinary times, but this effect is really real.
If you are in a bad environment for a long time, chronic inflammation will occur in the body.
If you don't get out of this environment in time, or don't pay attention to it at all, the risk of cancer will increase later in life.
Therefore, when you find that the environment you are in has harmed your health, you must evacuate in time.
summary
After being discharged from the hospital, Lao Liu felt that his cancer had been completely cured, so he was complacent, and did not take the doctor's advice and everyone's kind reminders to heart at all.
In order to minimize the chance of cancer recurrence, patients are advised to quit the bad habits of smoking, drinking, and staying up late after treatment.
Strengthen physical exercise, improve your own immunity and resistance, eat a balanced diet, and do not overwork.
The most important thing is to follow the doctor's instructions, actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, have regular physical examinations, and pay more attention to your own physical changes.
Finally, I wish you all a healthy and good health.