Shanghai, March 4 (Xinhua) — The second Thursday of March every year is World Kidney Day. The theme of this year’s World Kidney Day is “Prevention and Treatment of Kidney Disease in the Elderly”. The theme of this year’s World Kidney Day is “Prevention and Treatment of Kidney Diseases in the Elderly”, and we learned from Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University that on the occasion of World Kidney Day, “Protecting Liver and Kidney? The lecture on kidney cancer health knowledge was held in the hospital. For kidney tumor patients and their families concerned about the treatment and care process of kidney tumor, the participating experts gave authoritative and detailed answers from a multidisciplinary perspective, helping patients and their families to fight against tumor together, cope with difficulties and build up confidence in life. Kidney health should not be neglected The human body is like a precision instrument, and each organ of the human body is like each part. The kidneys play many important functions such as filtering impurities in the blood, maintaining the balance of body fluids and electrolytes, and regulating blood pressure. Diseases of the kidneys can affect other organs in the body, while diseases of other organs in the body can also affect and cause kidney diseases to a certain extent. However, many unfavorable conditions such as smoking, drinking, obesity and environmental pollution seriously affect kidney health in modern people, especially men. The latest statistics show that in the past 20 years, the incidence rate of kidney cancer in China has increased rapidly at an average rate of 6.5% per year, and has jumped to the second place of common urological tumors, becoming one of the malignant tumors that seriously threaten national health. Older men should be more careful about “kidney”. “Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal malignant tumor, which can be seen at any age, with a high incidence between 50 and 70 years old, and the incidence rate of men is twice that of women. Patients with metastatic kidney cancer have a median progression-free survival of between 7 and 10 months and are not sensitive to chemotherapy and hormonal therapy.” Similar to diabetes and hypertension, kidney cancer is a “disease of affluence”, and it can be said that people with good living conditions are prone to this disease. Whether due to work or personal habits, men do not control their diet, and irregular diet can easily cause obesity, which in turn leads to high blood pressure, plus smoking and drinking have adverse effects on the kidneys. In life, many people go to the hospital only when there are three major symptoms: hematuria, pain and lumps. Unbeknownst to them, these three are the three typical symptoms of kidney malignancy, called the “triad signs” of kidney cancer, and there are also many non-urinary extra-renal manifestations, such as varicocele, which can be accompanied by lower limb edema.” “In clinical practice, we have encountered many patients who have already developed to the middle and late stage when kidney cancer is detected, missing the best treatment time. In addition, it is worth noting that kidney cancer is mostly asymptomatic in the early stage or presents various “lulling” symptoms, which is easy to be misdiagnosed. Therefore, any one of the three symptoms of hematuria, pain and lumps should be highly valued. Citizens who are in a position to do so should have a physical examination once a year, and try to have a physical examination once every six months after the age of 50, which can help detect the disease early.” Kidney cancer treatment: molecularly targeted drugs are indispensable For how to treat kidney cancer, “the treatment means of kidney cancer include surgical treatment, immunotherapy, molecularly targeted therapy and so on. At this stage, surgical treatment mainly includes nephrectomy and kidney unit preservation surgery. While molecular targeted therapy is a new type of systemic treatment, which can specifically target tumor cells, inhibit their growth, promote their death, and prolong the overall survival of patients with advanced disease while improving the quality of survival. Currently, the representative one in the field of kidney cancer treatment is sorafenib. It is the first molecularly targeted drug approved by the US FDA and China’s SFDA to be marketed in China for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. The clinical trial studies conducted for Chinese population also suggest that the benefit of sorafenib in Chinese population may be more obvious, which can effectively control the disease progression and extend the overall survival of patients’ lives, so that patients can benefit more. A healthy body keeps kidney cancer away from you When it comes to the prevention methods of kidney cancer, it is important to develop good habits. First of all, you should not smoke or quit smoking as soon as possible, and water is the best preventive medicine, drinking more water can reduce the effective concentration of toxins. To eat less high-fat, high-calorie food, weight control, to avoid obesity, hypertension. Finally, we should adhere to physical exercise to enhance physical fitness and increase the immunity of the body.