Recently, media reported that the male singer Fu Song , who participated in Hunan Satellite TV " Happy Boys " and debuted because of this, died of oral cancer at the age of 36! His friend said in mourning him: "May he go well, May he betel nut , no pain, no cancer! "
Fu Song graduated from Hunan Opera Academy because of his love of chewing Betel nut, unfortunately he suffered from oral cancer. In June this year, when he posted the video for the last time, half of his face had already become ulcerated. He once posted a video, advising friends who like to chew betel nut not to be lucky and stay away from betel nut!
Fu Song’s premature death is extremely heartbreaking. At the same time, people are inevitably wondering: betel nut is a kind of medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. Can modern people use it as snacks, which can actually cause oral cancer? Today we will talk about betel nut.
Why does betel nut induce oral cancer?
Betel nut is an important Chinese medicinal material. It tastes bitter, spicy, and warm in nature. It belongs to the stomach and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of killing insects and eliminating accumulation, promoting qi and promoting diuresis, and severing malaria. The main active ingredient of betel nut is an alkaloid mainly composed of betel nutine. Arecanine has significant pharmacological effects in central nervous system , skeletal muscle , endocrine system, etc., but it also has risks such as carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, and cardiotoxicity.
0 The World Health Organization International Cancer Research Agency listed betel nut as a category 1 carcinogen on the list of carcinogens. If you still do not quit betel nut after oral mucosa fibrosis occurs, 20% of people will continue to develop oral cancer.
Betel nut causes oral cancer in three aspects: 1) Physical stimulation, betel nut is a crude fiber, which continues to stimulate the mucosa in the oral cavity, causing malignant mucosa; 2) Chemical stimulation, the compounds in betel nut can cause inflammatory reactions and local Hypoxia reactions, etc., lead to tumor occurrence; 3) Long-term chewing will cause deformation or even necrosis on the one hand, causing local infection to form an abscess, and on the other hand, it will cause changes in the normal bacterial flora of in the oral cavity, causing tumors. Similar to betel nut, tobacco and alcohol are also carcinogens, containing chemical substances that cause tumorigenesis, which can also cause physical and chemical stimulation to the oral cavity. When the three are used together, the tumor incidence rate will increase.
The relationship between betel nut carcinogen and genetic inheritance
Although we know that there is a risk of carcinogenic, we still see that there are still a few people who really get oral cancer. Why don’t some people get it?
study shows that certain genes may make people more likely to get oral cancer. For example, the HO-1 gene protects cells from ultraviolet rays and hydrogen peroxide , but may also promote the growth of tumor cells and keep cancer cells alive. People with special HO-1 genes are more likely to develop oral cancer. Of course, this is just about the relative probability. For safety reasons, it is safest not to eat betel nut for a long time.
Conclusion
Fu Song passed away due to oral cancer, which sounded a health alarm for people who love betel nut. The best way to avoid oral cancer caused by betel nut is to stop chewing betel nut! At the same time, the main inducing factors of oral cancer are smoking, chewing betel nuts, and drinking. If you eat betel nuts for a long time and have the habit of smoking and drinking, the risk of oral cancer will be greatly increased. This reminds us to stay away from oral cancer. The best strategy is to stay away from chewing betel nuts and stay away from tobacco and alcohol!
#Family Health Guardian# #36-year-old singer Fu Song died of oral cancer#
