What should you pay attention to when eating moldy foods to prevent liver cancer? A few things you must know to prevent liver cancer

Primary liver cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in my country. About 260,000 people die of liver cancer each year worldwide, of which 42.5% are in my country. According to the director of the Hepatobiliary Surgery Center of the 302 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, surgical resection is still the most effective treatment for liver cancer. Early diagnosis and early surgical resection are the key to improving survival rates.

According to experts, the incidence of liver cancer ranks second among cancers in my country. Liver cancer is highly malignant, progresses rapidly, is difficult to treat, has little efficacy, and is extremely harmful to health. If early diagnosis and early treatment are achieved, the cure rate for some cancers can reach over 90%.

Director Yang Yongping of the Liver Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment and Research Center of the 302nd PLA Hospital pointed out that liver cancer is the result of the synergistic effect of multiple factors, mainly related to hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, aflatoxin, drinking water pollution, deficiency of certain trace elements, genetic factors, alcoholism and other factors. Among them, the relationship between chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer has received widespread clinical attention. Studies have shown that the positive rate of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with liver cancer is significantly higher than that in the control group, indicating a close relationship between hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer. At the same time, liver cancer often occurs on the basis of cirrhosis, and 70% to 85% of hepatocellular carcinomas have a background of cirrhosis.

Experts point out that the occurrence of most cancers is related to bad living habits and eating habits. If the diet contains carcinogens for a long time, it can easily induce cancer.

If peanuts, corn, sweet potato, rice, millet and other foods are moldy, a fungus called Aspergillus flavus will be produced. The toxin it produces is called aflatoxin, which is a recognized carcinogen, especially liver cancer. Animal tests show that it takes at least 24 weeks for it to cause cancer. Experts recommend that moldy peanuts, sweet potato, radish and other foods should be discarded and not be eaten by humans, livestock and poultry.

In addition, peanut oil and cottonseed oil should not be stored for a long time. Animal and vegetable oils should not be consumed when they have a rancid smell. This is because stale oils contain a component called malondialdehyde, which can cause cells to lose their normal functions and transform into early cancer cells.