Knowledge about liver cancer prevention

"One third of cancers are preventable, one third of cancers are curable if diagnosed early, and one third of cancer patients can have their pain relieved and their lifespan prolonged." Liver cancer, like other cancers, is divided into primary prevention and secondary prevention. Today we will study

Primary prevention refers to the prevention of liver cancer itself, eliminating and reducing the pathogenic factors that may cause liver cancer, and reducing the incidence of liver cancer.

Secondary prevention refers to how to detect liver cancer in its early stages, treat it promptly, prevent its development, reduce its mortality rate, and prevent liver cancer once it has formed.

In the etiology theory of traditional Chinese medicine, liver cancer belongs to the category of "accumulation" disease. It is caused by "sudden external cold" and "internal injury due to worry and anger". Therefore, avoid unpleasant and malicious mental stimulation, keep your thoughts and emotions stable, and control your emotions. Be indifferent to fame and wealth, and pay attention to avoid worry and anger that hurt the liver; in addition, pay attention to defending against the invasion of cold evil, especially keeping the feet warm, because the liver meridians are emitted from the feet.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive fatigue can harm the liver. Working beyond the body's tolerance, exercising, reading books and watching TV endlessly, playing cards all night without rest are all bad for the liver. "The liver stores blood," "blood houses the soul," and "when a person lies down, blood returns to the liver." Therefore, we should pay attention to ensuring adequate sleep and rest, arranging work and life and appropriate exercise activities, combining work and rest, protecting the liver, and preventing liver cancer.

A proper diet also plays a positive role in preventing liver cancer and can make people healthy and long-lived, while an inappropriate diet can make people sick. In order to reduce the incidence of liver cancer, we should pay attention to the following aspects in our diet.

(1) The diet should be nutritious: The food should be a combination of coarse and fine grains, with more vegetables and fruits, and less refined rice, refined flour, animal fat, and low-fiber foods. This is because coarse grains, vegetables, and fruits are rich in minerals and vitamins, which are beneficial for preventing liver cancer.

(2) Do not eat moldy or rotten food. Moldy rice and flour contain aflatoxin, a carcinogen. Rotten fish and meat contain a large amount of amines. Rotten vegetables and fruits contain a large amount of nitrites. Nitrites can easily combine with amines to form nitrosamines, which are carcinogens. If you eat moldy peanuts and drink alcohol, the possibility of inducing liver cancer will be greater.

(3) Diversify your diet: First of all, you should pay attention to the balance of nutrients in your diet and maintain a diversified diet with a wide variety of foods.

(4) Do not eat foods containing preservatives, synthetic pigments, and various artificial flavors, such as cooked meat, sausages, canned food, jam, colorful cakes, colorful drinks, etc.

(5) Do not eat fried, smoked, grilled or pickled foods.

(6) To prevent liver cancer, drink less or no alcohol and quit smoking.

(7) Do not drink raw water or water that has been boiled repeatedly, and be sure to remove scale from the kettle.

The following is some knowledge about liver cancer that we have prepared for you today. We hope it will be helpful to you. If you have any other needs, you can also consult our online consulting experts at Feihua Health Network. We are always here to answer your questions. Feihua Health Network is always by your side and cares about your health issues! Feihua Health Network wishes you good health!

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