Recently, according to media reports, Hong Kong actor Liu Junxiong died of stomach cancer at the age of 64. He once played the role of "Dale Le" in "The Heavenly Master Takes the Throne", which made him well-known to the audience.
In addition, he has participated in many film and television dramas such as "The Deer and the Cauldron", "Big Dipper", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Genghis Khan", "Heaven and Earth Man", etc., and has created classic characters.
Actor Liao Junxiong Movie stills
Liao Junxiong, born in Hong Kong, China on August 20, 1960, was diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2021. He had grown up with countless viewers, and now his death due to gastric cancer has attracted everyone's attention to gastric cancer.
People who are over 50 years old are at risk for gastric cancer.
According to the "Public Guidelines for Gastric Cancer Risk Management in the Chinese Population (2023 Edition)" released by the Gastric Cancer Professional Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and others, gastric cancer is rare in people under the age of 50, and the incidence rate varies with the age. It increases with age, peaking in the 55-80 age group, and is twice as common in men as in women. ①
Xu Dazhi, chief physician of gastric surgery at Fudan University Cancer Hospital, also stated in a Health Times article that the peak incidence of gastric cancer generally occurs after the age of 50, and cancers before the age of 40 are mostly caused by hereditary factors. The younger the onset of gastric cancer, the greater the role of genetic factors; conversely, the older the onset of gastric cancer, the greater the role of environmental factors. ②
For the prevention of gastric cancer, the more effective measures are to reduce the impact of the environment, pay attention to eating habits, and try to eat less or no high-fat, salt, pickled, and overheated foods.
There are 5 signs from stomach disease to gastric cancer
As the saying goes, "nine out of ten people have stomach disease", how to judge whether it has developed into gastric cancer? Zhang Shouru, deputy chief physician of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center of Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, once reminded in a Health Times article that stomach disease There are the following 5 signs of transition to gastric cancer:
1. The nature of pain changes
Whether it is gastritis or gastric ulcer, the abdominal pain at the onset has its own characteristics. Take gastric ulcers as an example. Generally speaking, pain will appear about an hour after a meal. Once the pain becomes persistent and irregular, you should be alert to the occurrence of cancer.
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2. If a lump appears in the upper abdomen
, you can pay attention to the condition of the abdomen. If you feel a hard, painful mass in the "pit of the heart" (the location below the sternum), you need to pay attention. Otherwise, as the mass increases, it will affect the back, chest and even behind the sternum, causing the discomfort to worsen.
3. Always having heartburn and pantothenic acid
"The pit of my heart" is like a fire burning, with a burning sensation. The stomach secretes gastric acid, and the esophagus is alkaline. When acidic substances "run" into the esophagus, they will corrode the esophageal mucosa. In severe cases, reflux esophagitis, esophageal ulcers, esophageal stenosis, and even cancer may occur.
4. Sudden weight loss
Patients with stomach problems have weakened digestive ability and are prone to symptoms such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, and fatigue. This is a normal phenomenon. However, if the body undergoes rapid malignant transformation in a short period of time, loses weight rapidly, becomes significantly thinner, and medication cannot alleviate the condition at all, it may be a sign of cancer.
5. Black stool color
Certain foods, drugs or constipation can cause changes in the color of the stool. These are traceable. If it is unexplained black stool, it indicates that the gastric ulcer is becoming cancerous, and you need to go to the hospital. Do an examination for further diagnosis. ③
9 eating and drinking habits that lead to gastric cancer should be changed
1. Eating too salty
Excessive salt intake can cause gastric mucosal damage and atrophy, increase the possibility of gene mutation, and increase the risk of gastric cancer. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" recommends that adults consume no more than 5 grams of salt per day and reduce the intake of high-salt foods such as pickled vegetables and salted fish. ①
2. Eat pickled products
Pickled foods made from meat, soy products, vegetables and fruits through pickling and fermentation are not only typical representatives of high-salt foods, but these foods also produce Class I carcinogen n-nitrite. Based compounds, etc., can increase the risk of gastric cancer①. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2022" also recommends eating less pickled and smoked foods and limiting the intake of highly processed meat products.
3. People often eat barbecued poultry, livestock, fish, etc. which are smoked and roasted. They are also typical representatives of high-salt foods. Moreover, cooking processes such as grilling and frying will destroy nutrients such as vitamins and proteins. The thermal polymerization reaction caused by the coking of food fats and the combination of proteins can also easily produce benzopyrene and other high carcinogens. ①
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4. Eating too hot
The "Gastrointestinal Tract Guide" published by the Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University states that the mucosa of the human digestive tract is very delicate and can only tolerate food at 50-60°C. Above this temperature, mucous membranes will be burned. If you often eat hot food and are burned again before the mucosal damage has been repaired, repeated burns and repairs will cause changes in the mucosal quality and further develop into cancer. ④
5. Love to eat red meat
Meat mainly includes livestock meat and poultry meat. Livestock meat is the general name for cattle, pigs, mutton and other meats, and is also called red meat. Poultry meat includes chicken, duck, goose and other meats, also known as white meat.
Meat intake is closely related to the occurrence of gastric cancer. Excessive intake of red meat can significantly increase the risk of gastric cancer, while white meat has a certain protective effect on gastric cancer. ①
6. Eat carefully
Cereals are traditional staple foods, including rice, barley, wheat, millet, corn, sorghum, oats and buckwheat. There is a significant association between grain intake and gastric cancer risk. Eating a lot of whole grains is associated with a lower risk of stomach cancer, but eating a lot of refined grains increases the risk. ①
7. Unclean diet
Not brushing your teeth carefully, not washing your hands before meals, and liking to eat raw food can lead to Helicobacter pylori infection. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a subsidiary of the World Health Organization, classifies Helicobacter pylori as a Class I carcinogen. Without Helicobacter pylori infection, gastric cancer would not develop in at least a significant proportion of patients. ④
8. Smoking habit
A large number of studies have confirmed that smoking will increase the risk of gastric cancer. And the risk of gastric cancer caused by smoking is higher in men than in women. Therefore, it is recommended that the general public quit smoking to prevent the occurrence of gastric cancer. ①
9. Regular drinking
Alcohol can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms, and cause gastric mucosal damage and bleeding. Alcohol intake is closely related to the occurrence of gastric cancer. The risk of gastric cancer obviously increases with the amount of alcohol consumed, and the impact of drinking on gastric cancer risk is particularly obvious among the Chinese population. ①
To prevent the occurrence of gastric cancer, we must overcome bad eating habits and form a reasonable and scientific diet structure. For example: eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, quit smoking, limit alcohol and salt, avoid eating pickled and smoked foods, and develop good eating habits.
This article is synthesized from:
① Gastric Cancer Professional Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons Committee of the Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Chinese Population Health Risk Management Collaborative Group-Gastric Cancer Professional Group. Public Guide to Gastric Cancer Risk Management in the Chinese Population (2023 Edition) [j]. Chinese Medical Journal, 2023, 103(36): 2837-2849.
②2019-12-27 Health Times "Stomach cancer peaks after the age of 50"
③2020-06-09 Health Times "Stomach disease and signs of gastric cancer"
④2022 -11 Southeast University Press "A Complete Guide to the Gastrointestinal Tract"
