Post Date April, 15 2023
Young white-collar workers suffer from stomach cancer, which is cruel and thought-provoking. China is a "large country with gastric cancer". Nowadays, young and middle-aged people have high work pressure, irregular diet and lifestyle habits, and are prone to stomach diseases and cancer. Most of them are found to be advanced and extremely difficult to cure.
According to data released by the National Cancer Center, China accounts for half of the global incidence and deaths of gastric cancer. Why does gastric cancer prefer Chinese people? These groups of people should pay attention!
These five types of people are most prone to stomach cancer
1. Helicobacter pylori infected person
There are as many as 700 million people infected with Helicobacter pylori (HP) in China. It is mainly transmitted through saliva and is the first prokaryote confirmed by the World Health Organization as carcinogenic to humans.
Chinese families all like to eat together and also like to eat outside, with a high risk of infection. Infection with Helicobacter pylori does not necessarily cause cancer, but it can cause chronic gastritis and accelerate the incidence of gastric cancer.
2. People who like to eat high salt, smoke, and barbecue
Chinese people love to eat bacon and sausages, as well as pickles. After pickling and fermentation, they all contain high salt, which damages the gastric surface mucosa and leads to abnormal gastric acid secretion. Barbecued and fried foods also produce nitroso pyrrolidine, which is also a carcinogen.
The World Health Organization recommends that the basic needs of the human body be met without increasing the risk of stomach cancer, and that the daily salt intake of the human body should not exceed 5g.
3. A person who often eats leftovers
Life is not easy, but leftovers are a pity. Overnight vegetables are prone to breeding bacteria and fungi, which not only lose nutrients, but also produce carcinogens - nitrites. Avoid eating leafy vegetables overnight, with the highest nitrite content.
4. Smoking and drinking
Cigarette contains carcinogens such as nicotine and nitrosamines, which in addition to inducing lung and oral cancer, can also cause stomach cancer.
Alcohol itself is not carcinogenic, but the acetaldehyde in it is cytotoxic, affecting the metabolism of enzymes, thereby increasing the risk of invasion of cancer cells.
5. Irregular work and rest, often staying up late
In recent years, the number of stomach cancers among young people under the age of 35 has steadily increased, with staying up late being the main culprit. Staying up late can cause disorders of the endocrine and immune systems. Eating a midnight snack can also prevent the stomach from resting, increasing the burden of gastric juice secretion, and in the long run, gastric mucosal ulcers are inevitable.
Stay away from stomach cancer, these habits should be highly valued
1. Get rid of bad eating habits
Disease comes from the mouth, so we should avoid eating overnight vegetables and avoid eating fried and high salt foods. And try to eat less outside and avoid unclean food and Helicobacter pylori infection.
2. Maintain good work and rest habits and living habits
Don't stay up late at night, go to bed early, don't overeat, maintain a regular diet, and it's best to quit smoking and alcohol. Respect the laws of nature and work and rest on time.
3. Actively treat stomach diseases
Don't wait until the pain is unbearable before going to the hospital. For patients with chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer, attention should be paid to routine treatment and stomach maintenance.
4. Go to the hospital for regular check-ups
Most first-stage gastric cancer can be detected through gastroscopic screening and can be cured as long as the lesion is removed. Doctors recommend that people over the age of 35 should include gastroscopic screening in their annual physical examination.
