Chinese account for half of the global liver cancer patients! Reminder: 2 kinds of food 'harm' too many people

In China, there are many celebrities who died of liver cancer, such as the famous Hong Kong host Shun Dianxia, ​​movie star Wu Mengda, rock singer Zang Tianshuo, cross talk actor Shi Shengjie, musician Zhao Yingjun and so on.

And there is such a doctor, he is a gastroenterologist and tumor treatment expert, and he is also a liver cancer patient . He used his personal experience and clinical practice to tell everyone that cancer is actually a chronic disease, and it is entirely possible for patients to survive with cancer and achieve long-term survival.

This doctor is Xu Kecheng.

1. Suffered from cancer at the age of 66, now 16 years without recurrence

Xu Kecheng was born in 1940 and graduated from the Department of Medicine of Nantong Medical College in 1963. In 1970, Xu Kecheng's mother was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer and died three months later . From then on, Xu Kecheng began to study the treatment of liver cancer.

At the age of 66, Xu Kecheng was diagnosed with hepatic cholangiocarcinoma during a physical examination. The 5-year survival rate of this type of cancer does not exceed 3% . After undergoing 5 major surgeries successively, Tsui Kecheng decided to give up traditional chemotherapy and began to explore new cancer treatment methods.

After checking thousands of SCI papers, he decided to take comprehensive rehabilitation measures centered on "enhancing immunity ", no longer pursuing "cancer-free", but to achieve long-term survival with cancer on the basis of maintaining the stability of the entire body system the goal of.

Xu Kecheng is now 82 years old. He has never had liver cancer recurrence in the past 16 years. He is still fighting on the front line of fighting cancer . Xu Kecheng summed up his secret of "coexisting with cancer" in 20 words, and gave it to all patients who are fighting cancer:

"Be happy, eat a balanced diet, exercise properly, keep working, and make friends."

2. The key to surviving liver cancer lies in early detection

The symptoms of early liver cancer are easy to be ignored. When obvious pain occurs, it is often in the middle and late stages, and the treatment effect declines. Early detection is the key to improving the survival rate of liver cancer patients.

High-risk groups for liver cancer include: people over 40 years old, people with chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, elderly hepatitis B and C infection, and people with a family history of liver cancer. For high-risk groups, in addition to regular checkups, some skin symptoms should also be paid attention to, such as:

1. Yellow skin

Bilirubin is a toxic substance produced by aging red blood cells in the body. It needs to be metabolized by the liver, then enters the digestive tract or blood, and is excreted in feces and urine. When liver function continues to decline, bilirubin is difficult to metabolize, which will cause hepatocellular jaundice .

In addition, in some patients, the tumor oppresses the bile duct, causing obstruction, and the bile cannot be excreted smoothly, which can also cause obstructive jaundice. Typical symptoms of jaundice include yellowing of the skin, tea-like urine, off-white stools, and itchy skin.

2. Subcutaneous bleeding

Patients with liver cancer may experience subcutaneous hemorrhage, because the liver can synthesize a variety of coagulation factors . Once the liver tissue is damaged, it will affect the coagulation function, resulting in large areas of blood stasis and bruises on the skin.

3. Face of liver disease

When suffering from chronic liver disease, especially liver cirrhosis or liver cancer, due to endocrine dysfunction, abnormal metabolism of pigments and hormones, the pigmentation in the skin is agglomerated , and the patient's facial skin gradually becomes dull , and the complexion is black or yellowish black . It becomes dry and rough, lacks elasticity and luster , and even presents a bronze complexion, especially the grayness around the eyes.

This is the so-called "liver disease face". In some patients, there will be tiny telangiectasias on the tip of the nose, face and neck, which are shaped like spiders and are called "spider moles" .

3. These two foods have harmed too many people

According to the data of 2020, the number of new cases of liver cancer in the world is 906,000, nearly half of which occurred in China, and the absolute number of liver cancer in China ranks first in the world. The epidemiological analysis of liver cancer shows that alcohol and aflatoxin are the most prominent dietary risk factors leading to the high incidence of liver cancer in China.

1. Alcohol

Alcohol is very harmful to the liver. From excessive drinking to the occurrence of liver cancer, it only takes four steps.

The first step is that alcohol will prevent the liver from decomposing fatty acids, which will induce alcoholic fatty liver over time ;

In the second step, the development of alcoholic fatty liver to a certain extent will not only affect the normal metabolic function, but also produce a large number of pro-inflammatory cytokines, causing alcoholic hepatitis ;

In the third step, the further deterioration of alcoholic hepatitis can lead to necrosis or fibrosis of some liver cells, forming alcoholic cirrhosis ;

The fourth step is that after alcoholic cirrhosis is exacerbated, the liver is overwhelmed, the metabolic capacity is severely reduced, and liver cancer gradually forms .

Therefore, we should drink less, and it is best to quit drinking.

The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" recommends that adult men should not consume more than 25 grams of alcohol per day, and adult women should not exceed 15 grams. Converted into beer and liquor, it is equivalent to no more than 1 bottle of beer or 1 tael of liquor per day for men; no more than 1 can of beer or half a tael of liquor per day for women.

2. Foods containing aflatoxin

As early as 1993, aflatoxin was classified as a class I carcinogen by the World Health Organization, which has a clear carcinogenic effect on humans, especially liver cancer.

Aflatoxins are widely distributed in nature and like to hide in moldy foods , especially peanuts, corn and beans with high starch and oil content. After entering the human body, aflatoxin cannot be decomposed and will be deposited in the liver cells. In the long run, it will cause liver damage and increase the risk of liver cancer.

Try to eat fresh food in your daily life, and store food such as rice, flour, grain, oil, and nuts in a cool, dry, and ventilated place, and don't store them for too long . Once the food is found to be moldy, it must be thrown away in time, and do not continue to eat.

At present, people still have many misunderstandings about liver cancer. As an important organ of the human body, many kinds of cancers can occur in the liver, and its pathogenesis has not yet been clarified. If you want to stay away from liver cancer, you must develop good living habits, especially for high-risk groups, and you must actively and scientifically prevent it.

References:

[1] "Chinese-style cancer control" by Xu Kecheng, a great doctor, Xu Kecheng. Jianghai Evening News, 2020-12-24

[2] A 45-year-old university professor who always felt tired and had yellow skin was diagnosed with liver cancer! Don't ignore these 6 signals of liver distress! .Health Times, 2022-05-18

[3] Why is liver cancer often found in the middle and late stages? . People's Daily Online, 2021-04-20

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