Attending a doctor at a famous hospital: Five types of cancer can be prevented early |

Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Due to factors such as long sedentary life, unhealthy eating habits, environmental pollution, etc., the risk of cancer among today’s people has increased significantly. Although cancer is scary, Ouyang Haoxu, an attending physician at a famous teaching hospital in New York and a doctor of tumor biology at Dartmouth University in the United States, said that some cancers can be prevented through detection if if they are detected and treated early, some cancers can be prevented The five-year survival rate of various types of cancer can reach more than 90%.

Ouyang Haoxu said that in addition to a good lifestyle, early cancer screening, early diagnosis and early treatment for high-risk groups are the keys to improving cancer survival rates. Because, “Once there is a tumor, if it is found in the early stage (cancer), the treatment plan is completely different (from the middle-to-late stage),” she said.

Here are some common cancers that can be prevented early:

Vaccine-preventable cancer: breast cancer

Almost all breast cancer is caused by HPV.

In addition, to prevent breast cancer, women can usually take cervical smears for early screening after the age of 21.

Four types of cancer can be prevented with early screening

1. Breast cancer: Start X-ray screening after age 40

According to statistics from the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer will replace lung cancer in 2021 and become the most common cancer in the world. Normal women can start X-ray tests after the age of 40. If suspicious symptoms are found, the family doctor will recommend a biopsy If the biopsy finds any positive symptoms, the breast surgeon will be recommended for further examination and treatment in a timely manner.

2.Colorectal cancer: Screening can be done without a colonoscopy

According to information from the American Cancer Society (ACS), early screening of colorectal cancer for high-risk groups enables early cancer detection and treatment, and the relative 5-year survival rate can reach more than 90%.
Dr. Ouyang said that men and women, age 45 and older, can undergo colorectal cancer screening. cancer screening.

3. Lung cancer: two groups of people should be screened

Statistics show that in 2020, there will be approximately 2.2 million new cases of lung cancer and approximately 1.8 million deaths worldwide; among them, non-small cell cancer has the largest number of patients. Data show that for patients with localized non-small cell lung cancer (the cancer has not spread outside the lung), the relative 5-year overall survival rate of early treatment is 65%.

Low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT scan) screening of long-term smokers can significantly reduce lung cancer mortality. Dr. pointed out Ouyang that at-risk groups may consider low-dose CT scans, especially smokers who are older than 50 years, who have a history of smoking in the past 15 years, or who have a family history of lung cancer their family doctor.

4. Hepatitis B and liver cancer: Chinese people are at high risk of liver disease

Compared to other ethnic groups, Chinese people have more hepatitis B patients, and most of them are transmitted from mother to child. If preventive treatment is taken care of, there is a risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer development.

Dr. Ouyang suggested that high-risk people can check their liver function every six months and find signs of cancer through an alpha-fetoprotein test, so that early diagnosis and treatment can be done.

Two good habits to reduce the risk of cancer

A healthy diet and moderate exercise are powerful guarantees of good health, can control chronic diseases, and reduce the risk of cancer.

Regarding the eating habits of the Chinese, Dr. Ouyang recommends the Mediterranean diet, which is similar to the structure of the Chinese diet and is easily accepted by the Chinese.

According to Dr. Ouyang, it can be assumed that each meal is divided into four parts, “1/4 is carbohydrates, 1/4 is protein, and the other 1/2 of the diet includes fruit and vegetables.”

She emphasizes the amount of high-quality protein she includes, such as fish, shrimp, and chicken, while avoiding too much animal fat found in pork, beef, and sheep.

It should also be noted that “patients with diabetes should pay special attention to avoid foods with a high glycemic index.” She suggested that patients with diabetes should not eat fruits with a high sugar content such as grapes and mangoes consumed in moderation.

Regarding exercise, Dr. Ouyang that patients should exercise five days a week for about 30 minutes a day to better control the symptoms of chronic diseases such as the three high levels.

She emphasized in particular that consistency is very important Whether it is a good diet or exercise, it is inseparable from long-term sustainability and making it a habit.

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Dr. Ouyang Haoxu graduated from Shanghai Medical College at Fudan University, received a PhD in tumor biology from the famous Dartmouth University in the United States, and completed post-doctoral research on breast cancer at New York University. She completed an intensive internal medicine residency and chief residency training in New York and is now an attending physician at a prominent teaching hospital in Manhattan and has her own family practice in New York.

Dr. Ouyang Haoxu is good at diagnosing and treating various medical diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, allergies, asthma, lung disease , anemia, dizziness, stomach pain, hepatobiliary and kidney disease, thyroid disease, arthritis, urinary tract infections, etc. Provides a full range of internal medical services, including routine gynecological screening, immigration physical examination (green card physical examination), various vaccinations, etc.

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Editor-in-Chief: Li Jia