From a scientific point of view, the answer is definitely no, but Chen's mother and aunt both have a history of nasopharyngeal cancer, and the prevalence rate among family members is somewhat ridiculously high.
After all, Zhou Shouming is not a front-line doctor. Although the old man upholds the attitude of "live and learn", his information contact is not comprehensive enough. His position represents the level of contact...
A veteran Chinese doctor with decades of experience, his dialectical medical skills must be very strong. Regardless of the fact that nasopharyngeal cancer patients are mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Dafu and other coastal areas, the number of cancer patients that Grandpa can come into contact with is very small. Without patients, how can he
What are your experiences in diagnosis and treatment? No matter how studious my grandpa is, he will never take the initiative to delve into the medical research report on a certain disease.
Zhou Shouming looked at his grandson, knowing that he would not make a mistake, so he asked: "Do you know anything about this? You must have a basis for what you say, and you can't just talk nonsense."
Zhou Sheng nodded, organized his words a little, and said what he knew: "Nasopharyngeal cancer is mainly concentrated in the south. The incidence rate in the south is higher than in the north. In the south, the incidence rate in coastal areas is higher than in southern Hunan and western Hunan.
The coastal areas include Guangdong, Guangxi, and Dafu. The prevalence rates are ranked from last to first, with Dafu being the lowest, Lingxi second, and Lingnan first.”
"The so-called heredity is said to be hereditary, but it is not a direct genetic inheritance of cancer cells. That is to say, if the parents are sick, they will not be directly passed on to the next generation. But what is inherited? Susceptibility, easy infection.
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"In addition, yellow people are the main group of people suffering from the disease, and white people have a lower prevalence rate. Someone has done a special survey and found that 80% of nasopharyngeal cancer patients abroad come from overseas Chinese groups. Studies have proven that the prevalence rate has not decreased after immigration."
"And when white immigrants were surveyed in Southeast Asia, there was also an upward trend in the prevalence rate, which increased by a full 60 percent."
Some people may wonder why there are no black people in the survey components?
Although black people are distributed in various countries, the largest base still comes from Africa. Africa has the lowest prevalence rates of various diseases and the lowest treatment rates. The medical system is extremely backward. If black people are added to the statistics, the data deviation will be too large.
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Fortunately, Grandpa and Mr. Chen didn't ask about this matter. They only focused on the prevalence rate.
"To sum up the above two points, we can draw the results of genetic susceptibility and geographical concentration. The increased prevalence of white people migrating to Southeast Asia actually also points to environmental and dietary factors."
"Mr. Chen, have you ever heard that 'salted fish' is the main culprit of nasopharyngeal cancer?"
When it comes to nasopharyngeal cancer, it would be ridiculous to say that we believe in fate.
Judging from the incidence rate, doesn't it mean that the life of northerners is much better than that of southerners? Lao Guang is simply miserable, the "son of nasopharyngeal cancer" chosen by God.
So in the final analysis, diseases originate from living habits and are inextricably linked to local customs and customs.
Anyone who has been to the south knows how prosperous the market for fish in the south is. There are various types of seafood, the most common of which is hard salted fish that exudes a strong salty taste. The price is not cheap, and a lowest-end mackerel is
One pound costs seven to eighty yuan.
If anyone has been to the islands around Laoguang, they must have a deep impression of this kind of working market. There are mountains of salted fish all over the street, red, green, black, big and small.
The original little-known island, after the development of tourism, the biggest income increase for the islanders is not folk customs and catering, but the sale of such dry goods. Outsiders can't imagine how much Lao Guang loves to eat salted fish.
Put the rice in the pot, cut a piece of salted fish into the plate before closing the lid, put shredded ginger under the salted fish, drizzle with cooking oil, and steam it together with the rice. It is the only way that a family of three can eat a pot of rice with the salted fish.
The side dish is just a bowl of boiling vegetable soup.
Regional eating habits are an important reason for the increase in large-scale disease rates.
Mr. Chen nodded and wrote: "I used to be poor and couldn't afford food, so every household used salted fish for meals. After I got sick, the doctor told me not to eat it. The patients also said that salted fish causes cancer."
Yes.
The year before last, 'salted fish' has been listed as a class of carcinogens by the World Health Organization. Carcinogens are divided into three categories -
Research on the carcinogens of Class III carcinogens is not yet clear, but there are risks.
Category II carcinogens have the risk of causing cancer but do not necessarily cause cancer.
A class of carcinogens that have been clearly shown to significantly increase the probability of causing cancer.
The most ironic thing...
The 'salted fish' suffix also has a special annotation Chinese-style.
What's the meaning?
Chinese-style salted fish is actually more accurately called Cantonese-style salted fish.
Also on the list is the familiar betel nut, which is a carcinogen in food. It is hard to imagine that these two items are the best-selling products in the South, radiating hundreds of millions of people.
Zhou Shouming was a little surprised: "So, the disease is still related to the group's eating and living habits. Our ancestors were right, the disease enters through the mouth."
The eating habits of a family are bound to be the same.
There are also scientific research results that show that the prevalence of the same type of disease in the same family is very high, and living habits and eating habits are the main reasons for all this.
Mr. Chen looked blankly at Zhou Sheng. The topic was over. Although he knew the general introduction of nasopharyngeal cancer, the problem was that it seemed to have no direct connection with his condition. His current diet was already very restrictive.
Does the so-called family medical history have anything to do with him?
Mr. Chen is thinking...
Chen Jiali came back with a plastic bag in his hand and bought a lot of warm drinks.
A few people turned their attention and saw that he had paper balls stuffed in his nostrils and had an unhappy look on his face. Seeing everyone looking at him, he said helplessly: "Oh, nosebleeds are embarrassing. They happen a few times every month."
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Mr. Chen's eyes suddenly became profound, as if he was deep in thought.
Zhou Shouming was the same way. He stared at Boss Chen and had some idea.
Zhousheng's heart rate increased, and he could feel the change in the atmosphere. After talking so much, he diverted the topic, was it to arouse the ideas of Grandpa and Mr. Chen?
Susceptible people, susceptible races, come from susceptible areas, and have susceptible eating habits.
Moreover, he had a nosebleed.
There are always so many times a month!
"You said you have nosebleeds many times a month?" Zhou Shouming suddenly asked.
Chen Jiali nodded: "Not many, maybe two or three times. Do you know herbal tea? We have it in the south, but not in Qinzhong. The heat makes nosebleeds easy."
Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen gasped for air desperately, and the tracheal intubation kept making wheezing sounds. He was so anxious that he wanted to speak, and he raised his fingers and kept waving around Zhou Shouming and his son.
Zhou Shouming took a deep breath. He felt that things would definitely not be such a coincidence, but after talking so much just now, it felt like a shadow had been cast over his heart.
Grandpa stepped forward and plucked the paper ball off Chen Jiali's nostrils.
"Flashlight, turn on the flashlight!"
Zhou Sheng quickly took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight and handed it over. Grandpa pushed Chen Jiali's chin and asked him to raise his head.
Chen Jiali was stunned.
He wanted to open his mouth and scream, but he didn't dare to move. Mr. Zhou's expression was too serious.
Prenasal examination is the simplest way to diagnose nasal diseases.
When grandpa looked at it like this, his expression became more and more serious, and he pinched Chen Jiali's nose: "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts."
"I said it's inside the nose, does it hurt? It's not outside the nose."
"I don't know." Chen Jiali didn't know what the old man wanted to ask, nor did he know what kind of pain the so-called pain was. He was completely confused.
Grandpa took a deep breath and shook his head: "Go and get checked. There is an abscess at the bleeding point. If it doesn't hurt, it's not a boil caused by heat."
Spontaneous boils are caused by internal heat and can be very painful when they pop up.
As for Chen Jiali, the abscess has caused intranasal bleeding. Grandpa deliberately pressed it and he didn't know whether it hurt or not, which is enough to explain the problem.
Grandpa looked at Mr. Chen: "Brother, let's slow down the matter for a while and figure out your son's problem first."