Causes of esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is a difficult problem for the medical community to treat because of its high mortality rate and high recurrence rate. However, there is hope for recovery. As long as the patient finds the cause of esophageal cancer and actively treats it, it is expected that he will be able to resume normal life and work. So what are the causes of esophageal cancer? If you don't know, the causes of esophageal cancer are introduced as follows:

1. Genetic factors: Esophageal cancer has a significant familial clustering phenomenon. In high-incidence areas, it is not uncommon for families to suffer from the disease for three or more generations in a row. However, esophageal cancer is definitely not hereditary. Instead, it is closely related to the family's eating habits.

2. Nitrosamines: Nitrosamine compounds are a strong carcinogen. Studies have shown that residents who eat sauerkraut in areas with a high incidence of esophageal cancer have methylbenzyl nitrosamine, nitrosopyrrolidine, and nitrosoguanidine in their gastric juice and urine, which can induce esophageal cancer. It has also been found that the amount of sauerkraut consumed is directly proportional to the incidence of esophageal cancer.

3. Trace elements and malnutrition: The serum molybdenum, hair molybdenum, urine molybdenum and molybdenum in esophageal cancer tissues of people in high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer are all lower than normal. The soil and water in high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer lack molybdenum, and the anti-cancer effect of molybdenum has been confirmed by most scholars. Malnutrition, insufficient intake of animal protein and lack of vitamins A, B2 and C are common characteristics of the diet of residents in high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer.

4. Damage to the esophageal mucosa: Long-term consumption of hot and coarse food, strong tea, and spicy food such as chili peppers can cause damage to the esophageal mucosa, hyperplasia and metaplasia of the esophageal mucosa, and may also be one of the carcinogenic factors. Smoking and drinking strong alcohol are related to the onset of esophageal cancer. Various long-term esophagitis may be the precancerous lesions of esophageal cancer.

5. Mold carcinogenic factors: Eating moldy food can induce precancerous lesions or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus and stomach in mice. This type of mold has a synergistic effect with nitrosamines in promoting cancer.

Warm reminder: The above is the introduction to the causes of esophageal cancer. I hope it can help you. Like other cancers, esophageal cancer generally has no particularly obvious symptoms in the early stages of the disease. However, if the patient is familiar with the causes and etiology of esophageal cancer, he or she can still be alert and go to the hospital as soon as possible to check whether it is caused by esophageal cancer. Finally, I wish you a speedy recovery!