When it comes to blood diseases, most people will feel panic.
, especially hematologic diseases ( leukemia, malignant lymphoma , multiple myeloma , etc. ), and is also called "blood cancer".
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According to the latest data released by the WHO , the number of deaths from in 2020 exceeded . The number of deaths from leukemia in my country reached 60,000 . What’s even more terrifying is that leukemia ranks first among the children and adolescents.
In September 2022, a study published by The Lancet revealed that
From the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2020, about .12 million children and adolescents in China were diagnosed with cancer, leukemia accounts for about 32% of childhood cancer, and lymphoma accounts for about 9.7% [1]. The difficulty in treating blood diseases is beyond imagination.
How difficult is "blood cancer" to treat?
If chemotherapy is used (chemotherapy) is treated with great side effects and the cure rate is low. If bone marrow is replaced, the cure rate can be improved.
However, if you choose to change the bone marrow, there is often a lack of bone marrow resources; it is difficult to adapt even if you find it; even if you adapt to the treatment, there is a possibility of recurrence, and the high costs during the entire treatment process cannot be afforded by ordinary families.
According to the data released by the "Survey Report on the Survival Status of Children with Poverty Leukemia in China":
If a leukemia patient undergoes bone marrow transplant, the cost is around -1 million-1 million , which is a huge sum of money for many families.
Is there no other way for us to deal with these blood diseases?
has, targeted drugs.
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Targeted drugs can accurately locate specific lesion sites in the body, and then release their effective drug components to kill cells in the lesion area. It only kills cancer cells but does not affect good cells. It can relieve the patient's symptoms and prolong the patient's survival.
However, many targeted drugs are still in the research stage. Most of them are used for patients with hematologic diseases who have no response to chemotherapy and are repeatedly difficult to treat, and they cannot be completely cured. The treatment cost is expensive. If it is imported drugs, the cost of targeted treatment exceeds about 10,000 yuan per month.
After reading these, it makes people desperate. Can blood diseases be cured? In fact, there are many types of blood diseases, and general benign blood diseases are not difficult to treat, such as iron deficiency anemia , and patients with hematomal malignant diseases have been successfully treated. Moreover, medical science has been improving, especially the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has also made good progress in the treatment of blood diseases, so we don’t have to be so pessimistic.
How to prevent leukemia?
Although the cause of leukemia is complex and we cannot control some factors, we can start with factors that can be controlled:
. Your own factors: develop good living habits and enhance resistance
A doctor team found that after statistical surveys: parents smoke and drink when preparing for pregnancy or pregnancy, the risk of leukemia after the child is born will also be greatly increased.
Therefore, it is recommended that parents should first pay attention to their health and develop good living habits, especially to quit smoking and drinking during pregnancy.
also recommends that you eat lightly and develop regular routines; take time to exercise, drink more water, and urinate more, so as to enhance your body's immunity to prevent the occurrence of blood diseases.
. The external environment avoids contact with harmful substances
such as benzene, formaldehyde , nitrosamines, radiation pollution, etc. may induce leukemia [2].
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It is recommended that you try not to move in your new house within half a year or within a year; some radiation-related inspection items should be avoided as needed; if you are not sure which harmful substances exist in which place, then try to avoid places like chemical factories and garbage plants.
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Some plastic products toys, especially items with irritating smells should not be stacked at home, as it is not good for adults and children. I hope everyone can pay attention to it and do a good job in preventing it in life. If you feel unwell, please go to a regular hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
At the sincere invitation of Andingmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Ke Weijun, a famous national medical teacher in the capital and special expert in Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, consulted at every Tuesday morning at Andingmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for severely ill patients with blood diseases.
