The term “husband and wife” is a great compliment to loving couples, but “couple cancer” sounds sad. According to the World Health Organization, there may be 5 couples with “couple cancer” among 100 dead couples. Both couples suffer from cancer, either at the same time or successively, and their cancer sites may be the same or different. There is really such a thing as “couple cancer”. Then what causes this phenomenon? Is cancer also contagious? The real reason is that couples live together for a long time, their lifestyles are the same, they are exposed to cancer-causing risk factors together, and the cancer-causing factors endanger both of them in the same way. Especially for elderly couples over 60 years old, their living habits are highly consistent. If one of them suffers from cancer, the other one should be more alert. 1.”Men working and women weaving” – the small problem on the head of chopsticks should not be ignored Among “couple cancer”, digestive tract tumors are the most prevalent: due to poor diet structure and eating habits, couples Due to poor dietary structure and habits, couples often consume unfresh or moldy food, while the supply of fresh vegetables and fruits is insufficient; coupled with the frequent consumption of spicy and stimulating food or food that is too hot; eating too fast and cold food, etc., it is easy to cause damage and lesions to the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, which increases the risk of cancer. 2.”Mutually transmitted” — couples transmit diseases to each other The occurrence of certain cancers is closely related to certain bacterial and viral infections: for example, Helicobacter pylori, which can be transmitted through eating and kissing, and Helicobacter pylori is related to the occurrence of stomach cancer. Infection with EBV is associated with the occurrence of nasopharyngeal cancer and lymphoma. Hepatitis B virus has the phenomenon of family aggregation, once infected with each other plus untimely treatment, it will lead to the path of hepatitis-cirrhosis-liver cancer. Infection with high-risk HPV virus is a necessary factor for the occurrence of cervical cancer. 3. “Raising the case” – you smoke and breathe with your intimate lover Lung cancer alone is 18.4 times higher in smokers than in non-smokers. If one spouse smokes, the other will have a much higher chance of developing lung cancer and oral cancer. The nicotine, pyridine, ammonia, and tobacco tar in tobacco, which are carcinogens, are pervasive and damage the structure of DNA. Cells become potential cancer cells with disease-causing genes, and when subjected to other factors, cancer cells proliferate in large numbers and form cancer. 4. “Double life” – quality living environment is equally important Exposure to the same dangerous environment together: Since couples are in the same living environment for a long time, the stimulation and harm brought by the external environment such as toxins in decoration, pollution in the surrounding environment, noise and radiation, etc., can easily become a trigger for cancer. damage, which can easily become the causative factor of cancer. 5. “Weathering the storm” – Your bad mood will affect your other half. Studies have found that immune function is an important barrier against cancer cells. If there is excessive mental tension, serious mental trauma, long-term depression, pessimism, sadness, contradiction, irritation, irritability and other bad emotions, they can weaken the function of immune system and give cancer cells a chance to proliferate and grow. If the family lacks a harmonious atmosphere, both spouses complain about each other and live in high tension and anxiety for a long time, this is a condition that can’t be ignored as a trigger for “couple cancer”. As the saying goes, “Everything is good in a family”! Is “couple cancer” really inevitable? Just because one partner has cancer, it does not mean the other partner will definitely get cancer. In fact, as long as both partners are in a healthy environment, eat properly and combine work and rest, then cancer can be fought. In addition, if one partner has cancer, the other partner should also be vigilant and have regular medical checkups to prevent the disease before it happens!