Cancer is 'lazy' out? Reminder again: these 4 things advise you to stop being 'lazy' and change them as soon as possible
Earlier, the reflection of a 27-year-old young man with cancer on the Internet resonated a lot.
The patient was diagnosed with acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia, his life has been turned upside down after the cancer, and he often wondered why he was selected by the cancer.
He wrote: The hard truth tells me it's all because - I'm lazy!
Like many young people of 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 am too lazy to cook for lunch and dinner. I basically order takeout. I finally have a little time for myself when I get home at night. Exercising, not resting...
Perhaps it is such a daily bad habit that gradually pushes me into the "arms" of cancer.
1. These "lazy" habits, I advise you to correct them
"Lazy" is a bad habit that exists in many people, but sometimes cancer can also be "lazy". These few things advise you to not be lazy and think about your own health.
1. Too lazy to exercise
Many modern people’s work patterns require long periods of sitting. A study found that sedentary people have a 44% increased risk of bowel 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 sit for about an hour every day before getting up and moving, and you need to adhere to moderate-intensity exercise for 30 to 40 minutes 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 people). The high incidence of stomach cancer is closely related to poor eating habits.
China's catering industry is very developed. In many cases, takeaways are delivered to their homes with just the touch of a finger. This also makes many people do not cook at all and rely on takeaways to survive.
As everyone knows, takeaways with multiple flavors, greasy, heavy salt, and eating hot food, fried food, barbecue and other foods are easy to 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.
Holding urine for a long time can easily lead to damage to the bladder sphincter, and it will also allow some harmful substances in the urine to stay in the bladder, which is easy to induce bladder cancer.
A study in the United States pointed out that people who have the habit of holding their urine for a long time may increase the risk of bladder cancer by 3 to 5 times, so they must not hold back their urine in life!
4. Too lazy to change the cutting board
Many people do not change some items in the kitchen for a long time. Wooden chopsticks and wooden chopping boards have been used for many years, and some even continue to be used when they become moldy.
These kitchen utensils are very easy to hide food. After moldy, aflatoxin may be produced in it, and aflatoxin is a super carcinogen. After ingestion, it will increase the risk of liver, stomach, esophagus and other cancers.
It is recommended that daily utensils such as cutting boards be replaced every six months. If moldy is found in the middle, it should be discarded in time and must not be used continuously.
2. Academician: I do not advocate cancer screening for healthy people
"Early detection, early diagnosis and treatment" has always been one of the methods calling for cancer prevention, but is it really effective?
Han Qide, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , has different views on cancer screening. He believes that cancers are generally divided into three types: rapid, progressive and self-healing types. Among them, the rapid type is difficult to detect through physical examination, and most patients will die in a short time. , such as esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer.
Progressive type is a cancer that grows slowly, with early treatment and better prognosis, such as uterine cancer and colon cancer. Self-healing cancers are cancers that develop very slowly, or are directly unchanged and disappear. Screening for such cancers is unnecessary.
Academician Han Qide said, " I don't recommend everyone to do universal cancer screening . You can have a targeted examination if you have any symptoms. If you are not feeling unwell, don't go to the examination, otherwise you will be overexamined and overtreated, which may lead to accidents . ."
The remarks made by Academician Han Qide 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, numerous studies have confirmed that the treatment effect of precancerous lesions and early stage cancers is better than that of advanced stage cancers. If cancers can be detected at an early stage, the mortality rate will be greatly reduced.
Of course, this is not to advocate blindly screening cancer for everyone . Whether or not to check 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, while the latter is because there are no good screening measures.
In fact, what Academician Han Qide wants to express is that the medical community 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 the occurrence of cancer, and mainly take intervention measures for some groups with high risk factors.
Three, ten authoritative suggestions, teach you to prevent cancer
On the road of cancer prevention, are you pretending to be cancer prevention? Checking the general physical examination, eating the so-called anti-cancer food, these are not completely 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 it?
① Actively participate in exercise, and follow a lifestyle of walking more and sitting less every day;
② Try not to drink alcohol unless it is necessary. The data released by The Lancet shows that the safest amount of drinking should be 0;
③ Control the weight within a healthy range. It is unhealthy to be too light or too heavy, and scientific methods must be used to improve it;
④ It is not recommended to blindly take "anti-cancer health products" or nutritional products to strengthen your physique, and you can meet your needs through healthy eating habits in life;
⑤ Pay attention to drinking more water every day, but it cannot be replaced by beverages. It is best not to drink sugary beverages;
⑥ The intake of red meat and processed meat should be controlled and not eaten in large quantities;
⑦ Pay attention to the intake of more dietary fiber in the diet, the staple food can be matched with coarse and fine grains, and the vegetables and fruits should be eaten appropriately;
⑧ Eat as little fast food, high-fat, and high-calorie food as possible;
⑨ Under the premise of the situation, it is recommended for women to breastfeed, which is beneficial to themselves and their children;
⑩ Some patients who have already suffered from cancer also need to follow the above suggestions, which are of great help to their own recovery.
The occurrence of cancer is the result of the combined action of many factors. To prevent cancer, you need to make changes from the details of life.
References:
[1] "Ten major cancer prevention recommendations issued by two world authoritative organizations, have you been "pretending" to prevent cancer? 》. Medical 2019-09-13
[2] "Han Qide, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Why do I not advocate cancer screening for healthy people! Possibly hurt yourself! 》. Health Times 2017-08-17
[3] "Many cancers are "province" out! These 7 habits are too harmful...". China Medical Tribune 2021-08-30
[4] "Many cancers come from "saving" and "lazy"! These 6 bad habits, many people have...". Popular Science China 2021-07-15
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