The best way to prevent stomach cancer is to have gastroscopy in time and to develop good diet and living habits. Early stage gastrointestinal cancer can be cured for 90% of patients after standardized treatment.
1. Cancer is not the patent of the elderly.
”The number of gastric cancer in China accounts for about 50% of the number of gastric cancer in the world. Among the high incidence tumors in China, stomach cancer ranks second in incidence rate and third in mortality rate.” Overall, the incidence of gastric cancer shows an increasing trend with age and is common in the 40-60 age group, while male patients are about twice as common as females. Today, the incidence of stomach cancer is increasing nationwide and is trending younger, and young and middle-aged people also need to pay attention to cancer prevention knowledge.
The reality of gastric cancer diagnosis and treatment is still severe, and there are “three highs” and “three lows”, which are high incidence rate, high recurrence and metastasis rate, high mortality rate, low early diagnosis rate, low radical resection rate, and low 5-year survival rate, so it is necessary to do a good job in popularizing the basic knowledge of gastric cancer prevention. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job in popularization of science and popularize basic knowledge of gastric cancer prevention.
2.High-risk groups and risk factors.
There are many risk factors for gastric cancer. Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection can increase the risk of gastric cancer by two times. If H. pylori infection has been detected and there is discomfort in the stomach, it should be treated as soon as possible. “The existence of high incidence areas of gastric cancer may be related to dietary habits and geographical environmental factors: the northwest region represented by Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia, and the southeast coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian have a high incidence of gastric cancer, while Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou are low incidence areas. In Guangdong, northern Guangdong is the high incidence area, and the rural area is 60%-70% higher than the urban area.
3. Stomach cancer from eating.
High content of carcinogens or former carcinogens such as nitrite, fungal toxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in food can increase the risk of cancer. He pointed out that Chinese people do not eat breakfast, irregular diet, eat fast, overeat, eat leftovers, like hot food and other habits can lead to stomach cancer “find”. Studies also show that the incidence of stomach cancer, especially gastroesophageal junction cancer, doubles in people who smoke. Long-term heavy drinking can easily lead to recurrent gastritis and gastric ulcer, which is the breeding ground for gastric cancer. According to epidemiological survey, about 10% of gastric cancer cases have a tendency to gather in families. If parents and other first-degree relatives are suffering from stomach cancer, the risk of stomach cancer for children is 2 to 3 times higher than that of ordinary people.
To keep away from stomach cancer, it is important not to eat moldy food, and to eat less or no smoked, pickled and soaked food. Eat regularly, do not overeat, do not eat hard, brown or hot food, and practice meal sharing to reduce H. pylori cross-infection. A large prospective study found that the risk of stomach cancer was 44% lower in the high intake group compared to the low daily fruit and vegetable intake group. The consumption of onion and garlic vegetables also reduced the occurrence of gastric cancer.
Bad lifestyle habits are simply summarized as.
(1) Fast meal speed.
(2) Overeating.
(3) Eating leftover food.
(4) Preferring hot food.
(5) Eating moldy food.
(6) Smoking and drinking.
4.Prevention of stomach cancer.
People should “protect their stomach” in middle age, and they should have gastroscopy as early as possible if they are not feeling well. Early gastric cancer has no special signs and symptoms, so the best way to prevent cancer is to have gastroscopy screening in time and to develop good diet and living habits, especially for people with high risk factors mentioned above, they need to pay attention to my awareness of prevention. Early stage gastric cancer can be cured by standard treatment and 90% of patients need not be afraid of cancer. Early detection and early diagnosis is the only way to avoid “regretting not paying attention at first”.
5.Follow-up of gastric cancer.
It is very important to follow up patients after gastric cancer surgery, which is an important part of early detection of metastasis and recurrence. If a patient has undergone radical surgery, it is recommended to review once every 3-6 months for the first two years, and once every six months for the next three years. 5 years later, it can be considered as cured gastric cancer, but it is necessary to review once a year.