Take a look at the shocking Chinese version of "Gastric Cancer Land

The high incidence of gastric cancer is due to environmental pollution, genetic factors, etc., but our daily diet is also closely related to gastric cancer. Among them, Linqu County of Shandong Province, Zhuanghe County of Liaoning Province, and Changle County of Fujian Province are the most representative. Next, parts of Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Jilin, Jiangsu, and Shanghai are also high-incidence areas of gastric cancer. Residents in the above areas should raise their awareness of gastric cancer prevention and undergo relevant examinations such as gastroscopy every year.

Representative area: Zhuanghe County, Liaoning Province

Cancer-causing food: salted pork

Salted pork is a food that the locals often eat. Every winter, almost every household will pickle a large jar of salted pork. When pickling, first put a layer of meat and then sprinkle a layer of coarse salt. Usually, a little salted pork is added to stews and stir-fries, and it is eaten all year round.

Salted pork is a high-salt diet, which can directly damage gastric mucosal cells and cause cell mutations. High salt can also reduce gastric acid, causing indigestion in patients, and then cause chronic gastric disease, which can slowly turn into gastric cancer if not treated in time.

In addition, bacon contains a lot of nitrite, which, after being acted upon by bacteria in the stomach, can produce a very carcinogenic substance, which can easily lead to cell cancer and induce gastric cancer.

Representative area: Changle County, Fujian Province

Cancer-causing foods: shrimp oil, salted dried fish, fish sauce

Fujian can be said to be a representative of the high incidence of gastric cancer in coastal cities. When asked about their diet, most gastric cancer patients have the habit of eating shrimp oil, pickled dried fish, etc. Many old Fuzhou people use shrimp oil to cook three meals a day.

However, if the nitrites in these foods accumulate in the body for a long time, they will have carcinogenic effects. Fish sauce is made from small salted fish and tastes very salty. Long-term consumption will directly damage the gastric mucosa, impair its protective function, and increase the risk of gastric cancer.

Representative area: Linqu County, Shandong Province

Cancer-causing foods: sour pancakes, pickles

The making method of sour pancake, a very popular local food, is similar to that of Jianbing Guozi, but it is also mixed with corn, sweet potato, etc., and after being fermented, it tastes sour. In the past, local residents often regarded it as a staple food.

The investigation found that people who regularly eat sour pancakes have a higher risk of stomach cancer than those who do not eat them or eat them occasionally.

Moreover, local villagers also like to eat pickled vegetables, which contain a large amount of nitrite. Nitrite combines with edible protein foods to form nitrosamines, which in turn induce stomach diseases and cause stomach cancer.

Raw garlic + fresh vegetables

Prevent stomach cancer

Eating more garlic may have a protective effect against stomach cancer. The investigation found that residents in Cangshan County, Shandong Province, a low-incidence area of ​​gastric cancer in my country, often eat garlic, and the annual per capita garlic intake is 6 times that of residents in Linqu County, Shandong Province, a high-incidence area of ​​gastric cancer.

Garlic can prevent stomach cancer because the main active ingredient in garlic is allicin, which can reduce the formation of carcinogens in the body. However, garlic must be eaten raw to have a preventive effect. Eating it cooked or pickled will not be effective.

In addition, you should also eat more fresh vegetables to supplement carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, etc. The above nutrients can also play a certain role in preventing gastric cancer. At the same time, be careful not to eat salted pork, pickled sauerkraut, barbecue and other foods.

Gastroscopy once a year

Check for gastric cancer

There are no typical symptoms in the early stages of gastric cancer, which is an important reason why gastric cancer is difficult to detect early.

If you experience upper abdominal discomfort, bloating after eating, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, frequent vomiting of overnight food, or black tarry stools, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. People at high risk of gastric cancer, such as those with chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps, pernicious anemia, or those who have undergone subtotal gastrectomy, should go to the gastroenterology department of the hospital regularly for gastroscopy or related examinations such as gastric cancer markers and gastric cancer occult blood beads.

It should be noted that people who have irregular lifestyles, busy work schedules, and eat pickled foods for a long time should undergo a gastroscopy once a year.

Standardized treatment is the key

Treat gastric cancer

Currently, surgery occupies a dominant position in the comprehensive treatment of gastric cancer, and the survival rate of early gastric cancer surgery can reach 95% 5 years later.

Unfortunately, the diagnosis rate of early gastric cancer in my country is very low. Therefore, once gastric cancer is diagnosed, you must go to a specialized hospital or large medical center with treatment experience. The Gastric Cancer Professional Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association has been committed to promoting standardized surgery for gastric cancer this year, which is currently the key to improving the level of gastric cancer treatment in my country.

For patients with advanced gastric cancer, comprehensive treatment with surgery as the main approach can further improve the treatment effect of gastric cancer. It has been proven that adjuvant chemotherapy before and after surgery can effectively prolong the patient's survival.