Esophageal cancer has become a major threat to
National health
It needs to be paid attention to in time and prevent it as soon as possible!
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Main risk factors for inducing esophageal cancer
The cause of esophageal cancer is relatively complex. The known risk factors are mainly as follows:
1. Aging. The older the age, the higher the risk of esophageal cancer.
2. Nutrition. Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, and deficiency of vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid , etc.) increases the risk of esophageal cancer.
3. Diet. Long-term consumption of pickled, fried, red meat and foods contaminated by fungi. Overeating can increase the risk of esophageal cancer.
4. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal hiatal hernia and other diseases is related to the occurrence of esophageal cancer.
5. Long-term smoking and drinking, poor oral hygiene, obesity , etc. are risk factors for the occurrence of esophageal cancer.
6. Family history of esophageal cancer. The occurrence of esophageal cancer has a more obvious familial tendency.
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esophageal cancer prevention and treatment Q&A
Question
Why is most esophageal cancer diagnosed in advanced stage?
Answer
esophageal cancer has no specific symptoms , so about 90% of patients are already in the late stage when they are diagnosed. can only be treated early in the early stage and achieve satisfactory efficacy .
Questions
How to detect esophageal cancer in the early stage?
Ans
esophageal cancer cannot be detected by routine physical examination alone. Recommended that people in areas with high incidence of esophageal cancer, those with swallowing discomfort, or those with esophageal cancer patients among their immediate relatives over 40 years old or within three generations should go to the hospital for endoscopy in time to rule out the possibility of cancer.
Q
Is eating habits related to the occurrence of esophageal cancer?
Ans
Some dietary habits can increase the risk of esophageal cancer. For example, often eat pickled foods, red meat foods, fried foods, and like to drink hot and hot foods. They also have insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables. In addition, regular drinking and eating foods contaminated by fungi can also increase the risk of esophageal cancer.
Question
Is chest pain related to esophageal cancer?
Ans
Esophageal cancer may also have atypical symptoms such as chest pain , acid reflux, nausea and vomiting. These atypical symptoms are sometimes absent, sometimes mild and sometimes severe, and are easily overlooked. For example, chest pain symptoms. If the patient with a heart and gallbladder examination finds problems, chest pain still exists after corresponding treatment, be sure to remember that the esophageal examination still needs to be examined to rule out the possibility of esophageal cancer.
Question
Is hoarseness a signal of esophageal cancer?
Ans
esophageal cancer lesions themselves and metastasized lymph nodes can directly invade or compress the recurrent laryngeal nerve, causing hoarseness. Therefore, has hoarse voice. Consider the possibility of esophageal cancer and improve relevant examinations.
Source: Healthy China
