Sick in the body, feeling at night? Reminder: There are 4 things that are wrong when sleeping, it is recommended to do screening early
Ms. Liu, 46, is a trainer. Affected by the general environment, the performance of the training class is not good. Ms. Liu is also anxious every day.
Not long ago, when Ms. Liu was taking a bath, she touched a small lump on the right side of her breast, which was neither painful nor itchy, so she didn't care.
It wasn't until four months later that Ms. Liu not only had insomnia for several consecutive days, but also her breasts became more and more swollen and painful, and even began to burst and bleed. Only then did she take time to go to the hospital for an examination, and it was found that her right breast was invasive cancer.
Before her diagnosis of breast cancer, Ms. Liu suffered from frequent insomnia . Many people have also asked Xiaojiu, if he often wakes up at two or three in the middle of the night , does he also have cancer?
1. I always wake up at two or three in the morning. Is it because of cancer and insomnia?
Many people may wake up at two or three in the morning. What is the problem?
The first possibility is that if you always feel anxious and depressed when you wake up in the early morning, it means that the brain’s sympathetic nervous system may have been activated, and the brain will enter a awake state from a sleep state. Elevated, it becomes difficult to fall asleep again. Simply put, this is a stress response-induced insomnia, a sleep disorder .
The second possibility is that waking up in the early morning may be related to mild depression . Depressed people's brains have reduced levels of a neurochemical called serotonin, which can lead to shorter sleep times, making them more prone to waking up early.
Many people think that waking up early and sleeping less is insomnia. In fact, insomnia is a subjective feeling and cannot be judged by sleep duration alone . To confirm whether you have insomnia, you also need to confirm whether sleep affects your work and life during the day and whether it causes health problems. After all, some people don’t sleep for a long time, but the subjective sleep quality, work and life of the second day are not affected.
So in the case of Ms. Liu, is her insomnia symptoms a precursor to cancer?
Dr. Liang Yu from the Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, said that some cancers do cause insomnia, such as gynecological tumors and gastrointestinal tumors, but not all insomniacs are cancer patients .
Insomnia is a very common health problem, and we still need to pay attention to it, because long-term lack of sleep can easily affect the brain nervous system, especially when the brain nuclear factor is not properly regulated, it is easy to cause autoimmune diseases or inflammation, virus infection and even cancer, etc. disease. Therefore, even if insomnia is not necessarily a precursor to cancer, it should be treated actively.
2. If there are these abnormalities when sleeping, beware is the "warning" issued by the body
Abnormal symptoms during sleep may not necessarily be caused by cancer, but we should not take it lightly, lest we miss the opportunity to detect the disease.
1. Abnormal persistent pain
The limbs of patients with early bone tumors will have irregular pain and discomfort, which is very similar to sports strains, but the difference is that the pain caused by bone tumors will develop from intermittent to continuous, especially when sleeping or resting, and during the day. It's not so noticeable after exercise.
2. Persistent dry cough in the middle of the night
If you have no lung disease in the past, you suddenly have a persistent dry cough with blood in the cough. At this time, you should check whether it is a lung cancer problem, especially a tumor growing in the trachea, which will cause severe and persistent coughing.
3. Limb twitching during sleep
A disease called restless legs syndrome causes uncontrollable shaking of the legs, which can be divided into primary and secondary. Systemic diseases, lower extremity vascular diseases, tumors, etc.
The disease can make people feel abnormal in the lower extremities, always have to constantly shake or beat the legs to relieve discomfort, may be asymptomatic during the day, and usually have periodic attacks at night when sleeping.
4. Repeated irregular hypothermia
Some people may be normal during the day, but they will have irregular fever at night, and injections and medicines will not relieve it. At this time, we should be alert to whether it is caused by cancer fever. Cancer cells grow fast. If the internal environment cannot satisfy the growth of cancer cells, the cancer cells will release some pyrogenic substances during necrosis and liquefaction, resulting in abnormal body temperature.
3. Sleeping like this increases the risk of cancer
One of the most important things in life is sleeping. Sleep is associated with the occurrence of a variety of chronic diseases. Recently, studies have also found that sleep is related to the risk of cancer incidence and death.
Recently, a study published in the "International Journal of Cancer" by the Japanese Cancer Center's Cancer Control Institute and other institutions investigated 271,694 participants aged 35 to 79 years, and 15% of them were followed up for 10.8 to 23 years. (40,751) participants were diagnosed with cancer, and 18,323 participants died of cancer.
After controlling for other factors, the researchers found that insufficient sleep (≤5 hours per day) or too much sleep (≥10 hours per day) may be associated with an increased risk of cancer in women and an increased risk of cancer death in men and women .
Specifically, compared to participants who slept 7 hours per day:
Among women, sleeping less than 5 hours a day was associated with an 11% increased risk of cancer death; sleeping more than 10 hours a day was associated with an overall 19% increased risk of cancer and a 47% increased risk of cancer death in women.
Among men, sleeping more than 10 hours a day was associated with an 18% increase in overall cancer mortality.
In addition, different body mass index, whether the woman is menopausal, these will affect the associated risk.
It should be emphasized that because this study is an observational study, it only shows the relationship between sleep duration and cancer incidence and death, and there is no clear causal relationship.
So how long do we sleep the best?
First of all, it is generally recommended to take a nap within 30 minutes. Exceeding this time may make the brain sluggish and affect sleep at night. According to the relevant recommendations of the WHO, the average daily sleep time is 6 to 7.25 hours.
At the same time, this also reminds everyone that sleeping more is not as good as sleeping well. Here is a summary of some tips for sleeping better:
• The bedroom should not be bright with blue light, and electronic products should be turned off before going to bed
• Choose a comfortable pillow
• Moderate exercise before bed, but not strenuous exercise
• Try not to smoke four hours before going to bed, and preferably not eat one hour before going to bed
• Take sleeping pills with caution
Having a high-quality sleep is not only conducive to the recovery of the body, but also allows us to face the next day's work and life with the best mental outlook. Many people may suffer from insomnia symptoms due to stress or other factors. If they still do not improve after self-adjustment, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and active treatment in time.
References:
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[2] "These types of people are at high risk of cancer! If there are 3 kinds of abnormality when sleeping, it is recommended to take preventive measures early". See a famous doctor. 2022-05-22
[3] "People who sleep like this are more likely to get cancer". Health Press Machine. 2022-06-23
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