What can you eat to prevent liver cancer? Who are the people who are susceptible to liver cancer?

Liver cancer patients are mostly middle-aged and elderly people, and the age group with a high incidence is between 50 and 60 years old. Moreover, male patients with liver cancer are significantly more than female patients. Generally speaking, the ratio of male to female liver cancer patients is 7-10:1, that is, the number of male liver cancer patients is 7-10 times that of female patients. Who are the susceptible groups for liver cancer? How can we prevent liver cancer in our daily life?

Which groups of people are susceptible to liver cancer?

Middle-aged and elderly people: Most liver cancers occur after the age of 40. This is because the effects of carcinogenic factors require a process of accumulation, which can even last for decades. Therefore, most liver cancer patients are middle-aged and elderly people, and the age group with a high incidence is between 50 and 60 years old. In addition, the occurrence of liver cancer is also related to the decline of the human immune function. After middle age, the thymus gradually shrinks, and the cellular immune function closely related to the thymus endocrine system also gradually weakens. The human body cannot effectively reject abnormal cells, and cancer takes the opportunity to germinate.

Male: Male patients with liver cancer are significantly more than female patients. Generally speaking, the ratio of male to female liver cancer patients is 7-10:1, that is, the number of male liver cancer patients is 7-10 times that of female patients. There is no definite explanation for why males are the high-risk group for liver cancer. However, many medical experts believe that the female hormone in women has a certain antagonistic effect on certain liver cancer pathogenic factors.

Hepatitis B patients: Epidemiological statistics show that areas where hepatitis B is prevalent are often also high-incidence areas for liver cancer. People who have had hepatitis B are indeed more likely to develop liver cancer than those who have not had hepatitis B. The risk is as high as 10.7 times. Some scholars believe that the way hepatitis B virus causes liver cancer is that hepatitis B virus first causes hepatitis, which in turn causes cirrhosis, causing atypical proliferation of liver cells, and then developing into liver cancer; other scholars believe that chronic hepatitis can directly lead to the occurrence of liver cancer without going through the cirrhosis stage. However, there is one point in their different views that they all agree on: hepatitis B virus may be the main initiating factor among the many factors that cause human liver cancer.

People who eat unclean food: Long-term consumption of moldy food, food containing nitrite, and lack of trace element selenium in food are also important factors that promote liver cancer. Aflatoxin in moldy food is the main factor that induces cancer. Aflatoxin is the only substance that has been clearly proven to be carcinogenic. It is also one of the auxiliary causes of liver cancer.

Smokers and drinkers: People who are addicted to alcohol have a high incidence of liver cirrhosis, and the relationship between liver cirrhosis and liver cancer is very deep. If they smoke a lot, it will accelerate and aggravate the formation of liver cirrhosis and promote the occurrence of liver cancer.

What can you eat more to prevent liver cancer?

1. Drink tea

People in southern Fujian love to drink tea, which is very beneficial for preventing liver cancer. Tieguanyin, which is common in southern Fujian, is the best, and Longjing before the rain is also good.

2. Eat carrots and citrus

The protective effect of vegetables and fruits on the liver is produced by the interaction between the vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. in them.

Dr. Dong Jing recommends that you should eat five or more kinds of fruits and vegetables every day, including a glass of juice in the morning, a piece of fruit in the morning and afternoon, and two or more servings of vegetables at dinner. The total daily intake is about 400-800 grams, which can reduce your risk of liver cancer by 20%.

3. Consume dairy products

Medical research has shown that if you consume dairy products, including milk and yogurt, every day while controlling your alcohol intake, your risk of liver cancer will be reduced by 78%. Currently, children have developed the habit of consuming dairy products, but only a few adults do, so this may be improved.

4. Three kinds of bamboo shoots, namely bamboo shoots, lettuce and asparagus.

Experts suggest that eating more of these three foods on a daily basis can reduce the incidence of liver cancer, and they are also delicious.