Mr. Li, 38 years old this year, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer after one month of treatment for pharyngitis. The beautiful life came to an abrupt end. After understanding the early symptoms of esophageal cancer, he regretted it.
It turns out that before the onset of esophageal cancer, he had already warned through various methods such as choking, sore throat, and pantothenic acid in , but he never linked these symptoms to cancer.
Esophageal cancer belongs to digestive tract cancer , and the esophagus occupies not much area, but it is very important in human structure . Patients with esophageal cancer often starve to death by because they cannot swallow food. But its early symptoms are similar to pharyngitis, so it is easy to be misdiagnosed by .
1. What are the causes of esophageal cancer?
The esophagus is the channel connecting the throat and stomach. It consists of muscle , which has no digestive effect itself, but only helps transport food . Therefore, esophageal diseases are almost all related to diet.
Esophageal cancer is a malignant tumor growing in at the esophageal site of . As the condition worsens, the space where the esophageal food can pass becomes smaller and smaller, and has difficulty swallowing , until is completely unable to eat.
By investigating and analyzing clinically occurring patients with esophageal cancer, the causes can be roughly divided into three categories: , , but they are all related to diet .
First of all, nutritional deficiency can easily lead to esophageal cancer lesions. In fact, living conditions are better now, and the body should not lack nutrition. However, some people tend to eat, diet or even fast to . For the sake of body shape or other reasons, forcibly inhibit the physiological needs of the human body .
Esophagus is muscle tissue, it requires the nourishment of various nutrients such as protein , fat , etc. When these nutrients cannot keep up, it must directly absorb from the food. If the patient eats spicy food that stimulates at this time, will damage the esophageal , causing tumors over time.
followed by tobacco and alcohol stimulation . Male patients have a lot of contact with tobacco and alcohol, while the incidence of in clinical esophageal cancer is , and male patients are far higher than that of women.
The inner wall tissue of the esophagus is very thin and very close to the mouth. The stimulation of tobacco and alcohol is very strong, which will repeatedly wear to the esophagus and cause ulcers. The ulcer does not heal for a long time, and the pathogenic bacteria in food remain in the damaged area, causing infection and causing tumor growth.
Bad diet is also one of the pathogenic factors of esophageal cancer. in pickled foods or moldy foods contains higher nitrite and mold, and are important inducing factors of cancer.
Overheating, too spicy, too salty and other diets with heavy taste can also damage the esophagus and cause diseases. Therefore, in addition to choosing healthy and nutritious foods, you should also pay attention to chewing slowly in terms of diet to protect the esophagus.
The esophagus is a functional organ, and people may notice that it is because functions are limited , and at this time, it is often the middle and late stage of esophageal cancer. The early symptoms of esophageal cancer are very dull and are often easily overlooked, but we can still judge whether it is related to esophageal cancer through related physical manifestations.
2. When these three symptoms occur, you should pay attention to distinguish whether it is esophageal cancer or pharyngitis
When treating cancer, timing is very important. After surgical treatment of early esophageal cancer patients, the 5-year survival rate of can reach 90%, while the 5-year survival rate of middle and late patients is only 6%~15%. Therefore, early detection and early treatment of is very important for the recovery of esophageal cancer patients.
Although the symptoms of esophageal cancer and pharyngitis are similar, they can still be distinguished.
The esophagus and throat are different, and the that feels uncomfortable in is naturally different. The esophagus connects throat and stomach , which is closer to the chest, so in the early stage of esophageal cancer, patients will have symptoms of poststernum pain .
The tumor in the esophagus blocks the blood circulation of , which will cause acupuncture or traction pain. After eating, the food will push the stomach acid outward, and the esophagus' closure function is limited by , and the patient will feel a burning sensation on the chest.
pharyngitis is an inflammation of pharyngeal mucosa and submucosal tissue . The main feeling of the patient is that his throat is sore and will not involve the chest.
Esophageal cancer and pharyngitis will have choking feeling, but not exactly the same.
The tumor protrudes in the esophagus, blocking food from descending. The patient feels dysphagia and foreign objects inside, but it generally does not hurt when swallowing . Pharyngitis is the inflammatory response of to aggravate the pain when swallowing food.
When patients eat, if repeatedly experiences inexplicable food that makes difficult to swallow, and does not feel pain, they need to be vigilant and go to the hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible to eliminate esophageal cancer lesions with .
Dry, itchy and painful throat are symptoms that patients with pharyngitis and esophageal cancer . Especially for patients with chronic pharyngitis and , they always feel their throats are dry and they want to cough but cannot cough. This type of patient is also common in clinical practice.
If the tumor site is above the esophagus of , then the patient will often experience dry, itchy and uncomfortable throats. However, after pharyngitis patients drink water or eat wet food, the discomfort symptoms will be relieved by , while patients with esophageal cancer will not.
So although the early symptoms of esophageal cancer are similar to pharyngitis, patients can still distinguish them through the above points and check them in time to eliminate the lesions.
Once esophageal cancer is diagnosed, it must be actively treated under the guidance of a doctor.
3. Treatment methods and prognosis of esophageal cancer
The treatment methods of esophageal cancer are actually selected based on their stage and the specific situation of the patient. The treatment is correct and timely, which is of great significance to extend the lifespan of patients and improve the quality of life.
Early esophageal cancer is a very small state of tumor tissue. It does not metastasis too much. Only lesions have cancer cells. This is relatively simple in treatment, and endoscopy can be used to treat .
endoscopic treatment is to remove the mucosal tissue occupied by cancer cells under direct peeping or under fluorescent screen imaging monitoring, which is clinically curable.
However, it has a disadvantage, it is easy to cut incomplete and miss part of the tissue. This part of the tissue containing tumor cells continues to differentiate, and then relapses when it grows to a certain extent.
When the tumor in the esophagus develops to a certain extent and does not metastasize , surgical removal of part or all of in is the best treatment plan.
During surgery, doctors often remove larger than lesions. This is because cancer cells infiltrate surrounding tissues constantly, and removing more parts will be safer. Some people have basically reached the cure state after esophageal removal surgery. There are no cancer cells in the body and naturally they will not recur.
Of course, surgery is harmful to the body. We just take in tumor damage and surgical damage, and take prognosis better to perform it. Esophageal cancer suitable for surgery is basically still in the stage between the middle stage of , and once it metastasizes, it is not suitable for surgery.
For middle and advanced esophageal cancer, it usually has metastasis. Without the chance of surgery to cure , doctors often use radiation therapy .
The prognosis of in middle and late esophageal cancer is very poor and is difficult to treat because it is connected to the digestive tract, which is always in exercise.
Radiation therapy is a local treatment method for using radiation to treat tumors, including α, β, γ ray produced by radioisotope and x ray produced by various x-ray treatment machines or accelerators. This method can kill tumor cells by and thereby delaying the development of esophageal cancer.
, but when used, it will also damage normal cells , which will cause great harm to the human body. Therefore, only patients with middle- and late-stage esophageal cancer who have lost their surgical significance will be arranged.
can effectively prevent esophageal cancer by changing lifestyle .
4. Prevent esophageal cancer. Pay attention to these trivial things
The best way to deal with esophageal cancer is to prevent it. In daily life, the issue of "eating" is of great significance to preventing tumors and protecting physical health.
1. Choose healthy foods and avoid pickled or barbecued foods.
As mentioned above, the esophagus and the oral cavity are very close, so the food in the mouth has a very great impact on the esophagus. A light diet and fresh vegetables and fruits can provide the body with sufficient nutrition, so that our internal organs can run according to the rules of , and are a healthy food.
Pickled foods contain more nitrite , which is a strong carcinogen of . Eating for a long time will cause harm to the entire digestive tract. Barbecue food can easily burn the surface, and it is also easy to burn protein after it is burned and can also easily cause cancer .
Therefore, it is very important to prevent esophageal cancer. It is very important to choose for . Don’t be greedy for your appetite and put your health behind your mind.
2. Avoid overheating and overscalding foods, scalds in the esophageal mucosa can easily cause tumors.
Some people like to drink hot tea, and they like to drink " hot mouth" . Although the hot tea is no longer "hot" after the oral cooling. However, the epidermis in the oral cavity is relatively thick, which has a certain protective effect on the oral mucosa. When hot tea comes to the esophagus and washes the weak esophagus mucosa , it is easy to burn it.
It is difficult for to heal in the broken esophagus, because people need to eat and drink, and it is difficult to keep dry in the esophagus. In a humid environment, it is difficult for the wound to grow. It is repeatedly stimulated by food, which is prone to aggravation of infection with . Over time, tumors may form and malignant changes may occur.
Therefore, it is safe to import foods that must be lower than your own body temperature .
3. No smoking or drinking is of great significance to protecting the esophageal .
smoke contains a large amount of nicotine . After it enters the human blood, it invades normal cells in all parts of the body. damages the esophagus, lung and other parts, and easily promotes cancer cells to grow.
. The alcohol in the alcohol will stimulate the esophagus and cause injury to cause ulcers . If you drink repeatedly, the wound will continue to stimulate and develop, and over time, it will be easy to form tumors .
In addition, smoking and drinking have a strong stimulating effect on liver, heart , etc. It is recommended that everyone stay away from .
At the same time, in case of esophageal inflammation, needs to be treated in time with . The esophagus is not scary. What is scary is that it does not heal easily. smooth and moisturizes 's esophagus can protect this area from cancer cells.
Article conclusion:
Esophageal cancer is a disease of "eating" . It is difficult to treat. Early detection of will have better results. Therefore, it is important to correctly distinguish the symptoms of esophageal cancer and pharyngitis. According to the physical manifestations such as discomfort, abnormal swallowing, dry throat and painful , go to the hospital for examination in time to rule out esophageal cancer lesions.
Eating habits are an important factor affecting esophageal cancer. In daily life, special attention should be paid to the knowledge of "eating" . Friends with questions can leave a message below to communicate with the doctor for more professional guidance.#Health True Notes#
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