Eating More Vegetables Helps Prevent Kidney Cancer: Diet Is Closely Linked to the Disease
There is no need for us to say much about the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables; the prevention and recovery of almost all diseases are related to higher intake of fruits and vegetables. However, there are still many people who are keen on consuming excessive high-fat, high-sugar foods, and by the time disease catches up with them, it is too late for regret.
For example, for some common tumors, such as kidney cancer, a recent medical study has shown that eating more bananas and root vegetables can effectively prevent kidney cancer. To this end, researchers in Sweden surveyed the diets of 61,000 women aged 40 to 76 and tracked them for 13 years. The results showed that most diets containing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables can help people stay away from kidney cancer.
After taking into account factors such as age, weight and smoking history, they found that the greater the daily intake of fruits and vegetables, the lower the risk of disease. For example, people who eat 6 to 8 bananas a day have nearly half the risk of kidney cancer compared with those who eat none at all. Similarly, regularly eating root plants such as carrots or beets can also reduce the risk by 50% to 65%.
The researchers believe that fruits and vegetables such as bananas contain large amounts of a special antioxidant compound called phenolic plastic, which has a strong ability to inhibit tumor formation and is therefore considered the reason these foods have anti-cancer effects.
Kidney Cancer Is Closely Linked to Dietary Habits
Kidney cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors of the urinary system, accounting for about 75%-80% of all kidney tumors. At the same time, kidney cancer is also the malignant tumor of the urinary system with the highest mortality rate, accounting for 2%-3% of adult malignant tumors, and its incidence is rising at about 9% per year.
Experts from Massachusetts Medical International introduce that in China, the incidence of kidney cancer has increased by more than 9% each year over the past 20 years. The incidence of kidney cancer varies among different countries or regions, and the incidence in developed countries is higher than that in developing countries. At present, the cause of kidney cancer is still unclear, but epidemiological data show that the better the living conditions in a region, the higher the incidence. In addition, people with chronic kidney insufficiency who require long-term hemodialysis have a higher incidence of kidney cancer.
According to statistics, there are about 19,000 cases of kidney cancer worldwide each year. There are many factors that cause kidney cancer, including smoking, excessive obesity, high blood pressure, and frequent exposure to asbestos, cadmium and other chemicals. This trial was the first to explain the relationship between diet and kidney cancer through such a large-scale study.
The researchers point out that in addition to bananas and root vegetables, cabbage, as well as lettuce, cucumber and other essential salad vegetables, also have the effect of reducing the risk of cancer. Of course, there are many more vegetables and fruits that were not taken into consideration, mainly because they are not common enough, such as plums, berries and so on.
Treatment Methods for Kidney Cancer
Although medical science has developed to today and the treatment effect of kidney cancer has improved greatly, the only method that can cure kidney cancer is still surgical resection. Whether kidney cancer can be cured mainly depends on the stage of kidney cancer (how early or late it is), the type of kidney cancer, the degree of malignancy and the quality of the surgery.
Experts from Massachusetts Medical International point out that more than 90% of early-stage kidney cancer can be cured by simple surgical resection, so early detection is very important. A B-ultrasound examination once a year is enough to detect early kidney cancer, and this is the simplest, most effective and most cost-effective method for detecting early kidney cancer.
On the positive side, with the improvement of medical standards, early kidney cancer is now being detected (<4cm)的比例明显增加，这些早期肾癌几乎都是通过体检发现的。早期肾癌没有任何症状且生长缓慢，一旦出现血尿、疼痛等症状，肾癌多已发展至晚期了。早期肾癌无论是做根治性肾切除还是保肾手术，90%以上都可治愈，一般总费用为5万元左右，而晚期肾癌的治疗每个月的费用(例如服用分子靶向药物)就高达5万元。中期肾癌病人在手术后有30%~50%的机会复发或转移。而晚期肾癌病人即使手术联合其他治疗，只有少数幸运者能活过5年。
Experts from Massachusetts Medical International remind us that for kidney cancer, early detection and early treatment are extremely important. A B-ultrasound examination once a year is the simplest, most effective and most cost-effective method for detecting early kidney cancer, and it is recommended that people over 40 must have a B-ultrasound examination once a year.
What Are the Ways to Prevent Kidney Cancer?
1. Smoking is a major enemy that harms everyone's health, so the first effective preventive measure for kidney cancer is to quit smoking. Avoid radiation damage and use hormones with caution. In daily life, strengthen protection against contact with lead compounds and reduce the number of exposures as much as possible. Everyone should try to avoid contact with chemical carcinogens, which is an important measure that cannot be ignored in preventing this disease.
2. Engaging in appropriate physical exercise in daily life helps everyone's health. It can not only enhance the patient's immunity, but also strengthen everyone's ability to resist disease, which is of great benefit to people's health.
3. In daily life, it is also necessary to develop good hygiene habits and persist in them. In terms of diet, avoid eating moldy, rotten or pickled foods, eat as light a diet as possible, and appropriately add some high-protein foods, such as fish, eggs and lean meat.
4. Among the effective preventive measures for kidney cancer, the most important one is to actively carry out cancer prevention publicity and to publicize and popularize cancer prevention knowledge, so as to facilitate early diagnosis and early treatment. This is the key to reducing the harm of this disease.
5. Emotionally, maintain an optimistic outlook on life, do not become excessively sorrowful or overjoyed, and improve the quality of life.