Cancer is 'lazy' out? Remind again: These 4 things advise you not to be 'lazy' anymore and get rid of it as soon as possible
Earlier, a reflection of a 27-year-old cancer-stricken young man on the Internet resonated a lot.
The patient was diagnosed with acute T lymphoid leukemia. After suffering from cancer, his life changed drastically. At the same time, he often thought about why he was the one chosen by cancer.
He wrote: The iron-clad facts tell me that it's all because - I'm lazy!
Like many young people today, he is very critical of himself, often puts too much pressure on himself, and is in a state of anxiety for a long time, so that he can't sleep all night, so he won't get up for breakfast the next day .
Living in a first-tier city, I’m too lazy to cook for lunch and dinner, so I basically just order takeout. After returning home at night, I finally have a little time for myself. I don’t stand when I can sit, and I don’t sit when I can lie down. Exercising, not getting a good rest...
Perhaps it is such bad habits day after day that gradually push myself into the "embrace" of cancer.
1. These few "lazy" habits, I advise you to correct them
"Lazy" is a bad habit that exists in many people, but cancer can sometimes be "lazy". These few things advise you not to be lazy and think about your own health.
1. Too lazy to exercise
Many modern people's work patterns require long-term sedentary work. Studies have found that people who sit for a long time have a 44% increased risk of colon cancer!
These people who need to sit for a long time during working hours are often able to lie down and never stand after get off work. Long-term lack of exercise can easily lead to obesity and increase the risk of various diseases, including cancer.
It is recommended to get up and move after sitting for about 1 hour, and you need to insist on 30-40 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every day.
2. Too lazy to cook
The incidence of gastric cancer in China is very high, accounting for 42% of the world's total (over 420,000). The high incidence of gastric cancer has a lot to do with poor eating habits.
China's catering industry is very developed. In many cases, takeout can be delivered to your home just by moving your fingers. This also makes many people do not cook at all in their daily life and rely on takeaway for a living.
As everyone knows, taking out multiple flavors, greasy food, heavy salt, and eating hot food, fried food, barbecue and other food can easily increase the risk of cancer.
3. Too lazy to go to the toilet
You really don't believe it! In life, there are such people who are too lazy to go to the toilet. They don’t want to leave in the middle of work, they can’t leave in the middle of playing mahjong, and they can’t get off the car halfway...
Holding back urine for a long time can easily lead to damage to the bladder sphincter, and also allow some harmful substances in the urine to stay in the bladder, which can easily induce bladder cancer.
A study in the United States pointed out that people who have the habit of holding back urine for a long time may increase the risk of bladder cancer by 3 to 5 times, so you must not hold back urine in your life!
4. Too lazy to change the cutting board
Many people don't change some kitchen utensils for a long time. Wooden chopsticks and wooden chopping boards have been used for many years, and some are even moldy and still continue to be used.
These kitchen utensils are very easy to hide food, and aflatoxin may be produced after moldy, and aflatoxin is a super carcinogen. After ingestion, it will increase the risk of liver cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and other cancers.
It is recommended that daily utensils such as chopping boards be replaced every six months. If mold is found in the middle, they should be discarded in time and must not be used any longer.
2. Academician: I do not advocate cancer screening for healthy people
"Early detection, early diagnosis and treatment" has always been one of the ways to prevent cancer, but is it really effective?
Han Qide, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , has different views on cancer screening. He believes that cancer is generally divided into three types: rapid type, progressive type and self-healing type. Among them, the rapid type is difficult to detect through physical examination, and most patients will die in a short period of time. , such as esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer.
Progressive type belongs to the cancer that gradually grows larger, with early treatment and better prognosis, such as uterine cancer and colon cancer. However, self-healing cancers are cancers that develop very slowly, or that do not change or disappear directly. Screening for this type of cancer is unnecessary.
Academician Han Qide said, " I don't recommend that everyone do universal cancer screening . If you have any symptoms, you can check them in a targeted manner. If you don't feel unwell, don't go for the checkup, otherwise you will be over-checked and over-treated, and accidents may happen instead . .”
Academician Han Qide's remarks obviously broke the conventional cognition, how should we understand it?
Cancer screening refers to the examination of asymptomatic people, the main purpose is to detect early cancer and precancerous lesions. In the past, countless studies have confirmed that the treatment effect of precancerous lesions and early-stage cancer is better than that of late-stage cancer. If cancer can be detected at an early stage, the mortality rate will be much reduced.
Of course, this is not to advocate that everyone blindly conduct cancer screening . Whether to conduct screening needs to be based on solid medical evidence . For example, screening for thyroid cancer and melanoma is generally not recommended. The former is because the progress is relatively slow, and early treatment is of little significance. The latter is because there are no good screening measures.
In fact, what Academician Han Qide wants to express is that the medical profession should narrow the scope of screening and intervention, and limit the focus of screening to high-risk groups . Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the risk factors that may induce cancer, and mainly take intervention measures for some groups with a high risk factor.
3. Ten authoritative suggestions to teach you to prevent cancer
On the road of cancer prevention, are you pretending to prevent cancer? General physical examinations and eating so-called anti-cancer foods are not entirely reliable. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) released a report on cancer prevention in 2018. What can we learn from middle school?
① Actively participate in exercise and follow a lifestyle of walking more and sitting less;
②Try not to drink alcohol unless necessary. According to the data published by The Lancet Impurity: the safest amount of alcohol consumption should be 0;
③Keep your weight within a healthy range. Being too light or too heavy is unhealthy, and scientific methods should be used to improve it;
④It is not recommended to blindly take "anti-cancer health care products" or nutritional products to strengthen your physique, and you can meet your needs through healthy eating habits in your life;
⑤ Pay attention to drinking plenty of water daily, but it cannot be replaced by beverages. It is best not to drink sugary beverages;
⑥ Pay attention to control the intake of red meat and processed meat, and do not eat a lot;
⑦In the diet, pay attention to taking in more dietary fiber. The staple food can be combined with coarse and fine grains, and more vegetables and fruits should be eaten appropriately;
⑧Eat fast food, high-fat, high-calorie food as much as possible;
⑨When the situation permits, it is recommended that women breastfeed, which is beneficial to themselves and their children;
⑩Some patients who have already suffered from cancer also need to follow the above suggestions, which will be of great help to their own recovery.
The occurrence of cancer is the result of the joint action of many factors. To prevent cancer, you need to make changes in the details of your life.
References:
[1] "Two authoritative organizations in the world released ten cancer prevention recommendations, have you been "pretending" to prevent cancer? ".Medical 2019-09-13
[2] "Han Qide, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Why don't I advocate cancer screening for healthy people! It is likely to hurt yourself! ". Health Times 2017-08-17
[3] "Many cancers are "saved"! These 7 habits are too harmful... ". China Medical Tribune 2021-08-30
[4] "Many cancers are caused by "saving" and "lazy"! These 6 bad habits, many people have... ". Popular Science China 2021-07-15
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