Experts recommend six elements of daily meals for liver cancer. Pay attention to these points to prevent recurrence of liver cancer after surgery

Chinese table tennis veteran Zhuang Zedong's liver cancer worsens

Zhuang Zedong, a veteran of Chinese table tennis and the father of Sino-US ping-pong diplomacy, recently had his cancer condition worsen and underwent surgery again. He posted an announcement on his blog, "Due to the surgery, I may not be able to update for a long time. I hope that netizens will understand."

In the summer of 2008, Zhuang Zedong was diagnosed with advanced cancer. Unfortunately, the cancer spread after surgery. Currently, Zhuang Zedong's condition has suddenly worsened. According to veteran photojournalist Tang Shizeng on Weibo, Zhuang Zedong's liver is currently 7/8 necrotic, with only one blood vessel and one bile duct left to maintain its health.

Prevention of postoperative recurrence of liver cancer

With the advancement of science and technology, the diagnosis technology of liver cancer has been improved day by day, and subclinical liver cancer can be diagnosed. Early detection and quick resection also bring hope to patients with early and middle-stage liver cancer. However, despite the rapid development of liver surgery in my country, it has not yet reached a mature level. Liver cancer is still prone to recurrence after surgery. Zhuang Zedong in the case is a living example. Therefore, cancer patients, do not take it lightly after liver cancer surgery, and pay attention to preventing recurrence of liver cancer after surgery. To prevent recurrence of liver cancer after surgery, you should first do the following:

1. Continue consolidation treatment after liver cancer surgery: Liver cancer patients have undergone major surgical trauma, and their own immune function has dropped sharply, which is not conducive to postoperative recovery. Therefore, patients after liver cancer surgery should not take it lightly. Consolidation treatment should be carried out in time after surgical resection. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used in clinical practice for systemic conditioning. Commonly used drugs such as Ganfule Capsules, Cidan Capsules, Huachansu Oral Liquid, Shendan Sanjie Capsules, and Shenqi Oral Liquid have good therapeutic effects in improving clinical symptoms after liver cancer surgery and enhancing the body's immune resistance to disease. They have been widely used in clinical practice.

2. Regular follow-up after liver cancer surgery: Patients who have undergone liver cancer surgery must undergo regular follow-up. A follow-up should be performed every 2-3 months within 1-2 years, every 3-6 months within 3 years, and every six months for more than 3 years. Experts recommend that patients who have undergone liver cancer surgery should undergo regular follow-up for at least 5 years. AFp drops quickly in patients with successful surgery, and will rise again in the short term after recurrence. B-ultrasound examination can also be performed. B-ultrasound can detect a mass with a diameter of 2 cm, with a sensitivity of 80% to 90%. If necessary, intrahepatic arterial catheterization can be performed for intrahepatic angiography, which can show space-occupying lesions with a diameter of about 0.3 cm. Whether it is intrahepatic or pulmonary recurrence and metastasis, surgery should be performed again. The success rate of reoperation is 30% to 60%, and the 3-year survival rate can reach 35%.

3. Psychological care after liver cancer surgery: Psychological care for patients after liver cancer surgery is equally important. Patients should be encouraged to maintain a good mental and psychological state, enhance their courage and confidence to overcome the disease, actively cooperate with treatment, and strive for early recovery.

4. Pay attention to diet after liver cancer surgery: Liver cancer patients should eat light, easily digestible, and nutritious food, eat less or no pickled, smoked, or moldy food; eat more food rich in protein, vitamins, and trace elements, and often eat fruits, fresh vegetables, etc. In addition, pay attention to rest and have a regular life.

As the saying goes, "food supplements are worse than medicine supplements." In terms of dietary conditioning, experts recommend that patients should have six elements in their daily meals:

1. Ensure the necessary nutrients for the human body, including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals (it is recommended to eat more plant protein).

2. Drink one bag of green juice (50-100ml) each morning, noon and evening.

3. Serve at least three kinds of whole grains every day

4. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, at least five kinds a day, including fruits and vegetables of different colors.

5. Drink 6-8 cups of water every day (add or subtract according to the patient's condition or organ function, it is recommended to drink more natural weak alkaline water).

6. Consume edible mushrooms every day to improve your body's immunity. It has been recently discovered that hydrangea has a very strong immune-stimulating effect.

Good living habits, stay away from liver cancer

Although medicine is now advanced and many difficult diseases can be treated, cancer is still a health killer for humans and we should not treat it lightly and should be more cautious.

1. Do not eat moldy food

The fungi that produce aflatoxin mainly grow in humid tropical and subtropical regions and can cause corn, peanuts and other grains to mold, so you should avoid eating these moldy foods.

2. Control your emotions

Emotions, work pressure, and especially a bad mentality have a great impact on the immune system, adding fuel to the fire. After learning that they have been infected with hepatitis, many people are afraid and depressed, lose their appetite all day, and touch their livers with their hands, sometimes for two or three hours, worried that hepatitis will turn into cancer. If this emotion persists for a long time, it will lead to a series of changes in the nervous, endocrine and immune functions, significantly reducing the anti-cancer cells in the blood, and cancer will really occur.

3. Vaccination

Vaccination is the most practical and effective method, mainly hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis A vaccine. Studies have shown that universal hepatitis B vaccination can effectively reduce the hepatitis B virus surface antigen carrier rate from 10% to 1.3% after 10 years, and significantly reduce the incidence of liver cancer after 16 years.

4. Do B-ultrasound

Liver B-ultrasound is one of the most effective methods for early detection of liver cancer. Hepatitis patients should undergo a liver B-ultrasound examination once every six months when their condition is stable. In addition, young and middle-aged people who are under fatigue and stress should also include a liver B-ultrasound examination in their health check-ups.

Experts remind: We often see or hear that many people have liver cancer, and sometimes we are afraid that we may get liver cancer without realizing it. In fact, liver cancer is caused by many complex reasons such as environmental pollution and bad living habits. If we pay more attention to it in our daily life, maybe we can stay away from liver cancer.