Starve cancer cells, proven effective! Small damage and quick recovery, which cancer patients can use?
Dr. Frederick Carl Hatfield (the first person to squat over 1,000 pounds) was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and the cancer cells had spread to the skeletal system. The doctor told him that he had only 3 months left. life.
In desperation, he tried "starvation therapy". After 3 months, his cancer cells were "starved" to death and disappeared .
Regarding the term "starve cancer cells", as early as 2012, the team of Professor Hu Xun of Zhejiang University Cancer Institute conducted experimental treatment on 40 patients with advanced liver cancer.
In the end, it was found that the cumulative median survival time of patients was more than 3.5 years (the original clinical data was only half a year), which confirmed the effectiveness of starvation therapy . The research results were published in the internationally renowned academic journal eLife.
As a result, many cancer patients began to listen to the "starvation therapy" circulating on the Internet, thinking that as long as they reduced their nutrient intake, they could "starve to death" cancer cells .
1. Starvation to "starve" cancer cells is not reliable!
In the medical world, the concept of "starving cancer cells" is completely different from what the public thinks. For example, Professor Hu Xun's original research found that "baking soda starves cancer cells", not by drinking soda water, but directly targeting the blood vessels that nourish the tumor, injecting sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) into the tumor .
As for those who try to "starve cancer cells to death" by skipping meals and reducing nutrient intake, Cong Minghua, deputy director of the General Department of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , said directly: "Tumors cannot starve to death, and they will eventually die of starvation. It's human!"
If you don’t pay attention to nutrition and fasting blindly, it will only have a negative impact on the overall treatment, and even affect the final survival outcome.
Because the body weight decreases at the same time, the immunity will also decrease. If the tumor has no resistance, it will be easier to metastasize and spread, making the treatment more difficult and the survival rate lower.
Let me ask, if you can't eat well and don't get enough to eat, how can you fight against the "enemy" of cancer? Therefore, everyone should not believe the rumors on the Internet, and delusionally want to "starve" cancer cells through hunger strikes. This is a very unreliable behavior.
2. Interventional treatment of "starved" cancer cells has been proven effective! Who can use it?
Of course, by cutting off the "grass" of cancer cells, the direction of "starving" the tumor is correct. For example, "starving" the cancer cells through interventional therapy has been proved to be effective!
Interventional therapy, that is, injecting embolic agents into diseased organs and tissues through catheters, "blocking" the arteries that provide nutrients to tumors, cutting off the source of nutrients for tumor growth , and combined with infusion chemotherapy (local infusion of high-concentration chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer. cells), the two-pronged approach can make the tumor lose its nutrient supply and be "starved to death".
This therapy has the following advantages:
1. Precise positioning
The treatment is carried out under the guidance of advanced imaging equipment such as DSA, B-ultrasound, CT, etc., so it can accurately locate the lesion site without damaging the surrounding tissue, and is more targeted.
2. Small trauma and quick recovery
Interventional therapy only requires local anesthesia, and a tiny channel with a diameter of several millimeters is made on the skin. Special puncture needles and catheters can be used to go directly to the lesion. The trauma is small, so the recovery will be faster.
3. Solve many problems
Many patients who cannot undergo surgery and other treatments due to certain factors can consider interventional therapy, which provides an additional "survival path" for cancer patients.
It can be seen that interventional therapy is indeed an anti-cancer "weapon". Which cancer patients is it suitable for?
Clinical experiments have shown that it has obvious effects on various cancers such as liver cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer , and can effectively prolong the life cycle of patients. In addition, it also has good curative effect on diseases of digestive system, respiratory system, female reproductive system, urinary system and other diseases.
In short, interventional therapy can indeed "starve" cancer cells, but it also has certain indications, so whether it is suitable or not depends on each individual.
3. Undernutrition will accelerate the deterioration of the disease. How should cancer patients eat?
For cancer patients, nutritional balance is very important, but according to a large sample survey involving 15,000 people by the China Anti-Cancer Association , more than two-thirds of cancer patients suffer from malnutrition .
Malnutrition, on the other hand, can be fatal for cancer patients, resulting in impaired physical function, poor tolerance to malignancy, increased risk of postoperative complications, shortened survival time, and reduced quality of life.
Therefore, when there are symptoms related to malnutrition, such as loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing and choking, significant weight loss, dizziness, fatigue, pain, long-term fever, nausea and vomiting for more than a week, edema of both lower extremities, long-term constipation and diarrhea , etc., it is necessary to check the nutritional status in time. , targeted supplements.
It can be seen that for cancer patients, the so-called "starvation" of cancer cells is nonsense.
How should cancer patients be properly supplemented with nutrition?
1. Increase your protein intake
Animal meat is rich in protein, but because some studies have found that red meat can increase the risk of various cancers, it is recommended to eat white meat, 2-4 times a week, 50-100g once a week.
In addition, the protein in eggs is also very rich, you can eat 1-2 a day, you can remove the yolk if you are afraid of cholesterol.
2. Eat more grains, vegetables and fruits
The content of cellulose, micronutrients, and phytochemicals (such as polyphenols, terpenes, etc.) in grains is relatively high, which can play a certain anti-cancer effect. However, note that grains should not be processed, otherwise the nutrients in them may be destroyed.
Fruits and vegetables are also rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which also play a role in preventing cancer. It is recommended that you do a good job of collocation and try to achieve a balanced diet, so as to ensure adequate intake of nutrients as much as possible.
3. Patients at nutritional risk who need nutritional intervention
If there is a clear nutritional risk, timely nutritional intervention is required. Ask a professional nutritionist or physician to set goals according to the specific situation of the patient, and give reasonable dietary guidance and diet matching.
If the dietary supplement is not enough, enteral nutrition (oral nutrition, placement of nasogastric tube, etc.) and parenteral nutrition (such as intravenous administration of nutrients) can be used to supplement.
Finally, I want to stress again: Hunger therapy is not based on hunger, but a standardized treatment method. Everyone must have a correct understanding of this.
References:
[1] "Can you starve cancer cells if you don't eat? ". Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. 2020-09-15
[2] "[Popular Science] What is "interventional therapy"? Which diseases are suitable for interventional therapy? ". Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University. 2022-02-28
[3] Is "starving" cancer cells reliable? Please keep this anti-cancer recipe to improve 5-year survival rate! ". China Medical Tribune Cancer Today. 2022-04-17
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