How to prevent esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer places an economic burden on many families. Although this disease is not an incurable disease, as a type of cancer, the mortality rate of esophageal cancer is still very high. It is not terrible to have a disease. Patients should pay attention to the disease and pay more attention to the details of their lives to avoid the disease. So how can we prevent esophageal cancer?

1. Do not squat to eat. When squatting to eat, the intra-abdominal pressure increases, and the time for food to enter the stomach through the cardia is definitely blocked. The esophagus has to increase peristalsis and pressure to transport the food bolus. The friction between the food and the esophagus aggravates the damage to the esophageal wall and is prone to cancer.

2. Don't eat too fast. If you eat too fast, you will often swallow fish bones, poultry bones, etc. These hard bone spurs will pierce the esophageal wall, and the wound will be difficult to heal temporarily. Over time, it is easy to rot and turn into esophageal cancer.

3. Do not eat hot or overly rough food. The esophagus is the passage for food to go from the mouth to the stomach. Its tube is an elastic structure, and the innermost layer is the mucosal epithelium, which is thin and soft. It is in direct contact with food, and is the most frequent and intimate, so it is easily affected by various stimuli of food.

4. Do not smoke and drink less. Foreign data show that the number of smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day who die from esophageal cancer is three to four times higher than that of non-smokers. In addition, due to the high ethanol content or other harmful chemicals in alcohol, drinking alcohol can increase the incidence of oral, pharyngeal, larynx, and esophageal cancer caused by smoking by several times or even dozens of times. Therefore, it is recommended not to smoke and drink less.

The prevention of esophageal cancer should start from life. If everyone can pay more attention to the details of their life, this disease can be avoided. In the process of treating the disease, we should also pay attention to the prevention of the disease and not let our neglect cause the deterioration of the disease.