Long -term nasal congestion, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness ... Be wary of these head and neck cancer to come to the door!

Speaking of lung cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer ...

Everyone is familiar with it

But mention head and neck cancer

How much do you know?

What is head and neck cancer?

What symptoms need to be vigilant?

What factors are easy to cause head and neck cancer?

On July 27th, it is designated as "World Cancer Cancer Day" by the International Head and Neck Oncology Association (iFhnos). It aims to deepen people's understanding of head and neck cancer. Early diagnosis and early treatment.

Head -neck cancer is a "big cancer family", which usually refers to cancer that occurs in the mouth, tongue, laryngeal, nasal cavity, sinus, lips, thyroid and salivary glands. Among them common.

On the occasion of the "World Head -neck Cancer Day", let's follow the experts of the head and neck tumor center to walk into the large family of head and neck cancer to improve the understanding and understanding of the head and neck cancer.

Is thyroid cancer "happy cancer"?

Don't take it lightly!

Thyroid cancer is thyroid malignant tumor, accounting for about 1%of the whole body malignant tumor. Data show that the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased by dozens of times over the years, which once became the fastest -growing malignant tumor.

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Due to the mild symptoms of thyroid cancer, long course of disease, and slow development, 99%of patients in the early days did not have obvious pain or discomfort. Once they were discovered, they were already in the middle and late stages. Although the death rate of thyroid cancer is low and is called "happy cancer", there is also a risk of death. Therefore, we still need to strengthen their vigilance and must not take it lightly.

Be wary of these symptoms

Generally speaking, the symptoms of thyroid cancer are mainly manitative or nodules, difficulty swallowing, dyspnea, local pain, etc. The specific performance is as follows:

1. When the thyroid gland is oppressed to the trachea, it will cause symptoms such as asthma, difficulty breathing, and cough;

2. If you grow backwards, you can compress the esophagus, which will cause swallowing difficulties;

3. Unilateral throat return nerve pressure can cause paralysis and hoarseness of vocal cords, and the sound of bilateral larynx will cause symptoms such as breathing difficulties.

In case of the above symptoms, you should seek medical treatment in time, receive professional standardized treatment, and strive for an early recovery.

What are the high risk factors of thyroid cancer?

1. Gender and age factors. Almost all thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer, are higher than men. At the same time, in terms of age, generally speaking, 40-50 years old is a high incidence of women, and 60-70 years old is the age of men.

2. Radiation factors. Radiation has been proven to be a clear risk factor for thyroid cancer. Due to medical reasons and nuclear radiation, people who have received radiation irradiation are more likely to develop thyroid cancer. At the same time, the younger the age of receiving radiation irradiation, the higher the risk of cancer.

3. Obesity factors. Under normal circumstances, ultra -weight or obesity has higher risk of thyroid cancer than people with normal weight, and the risk of cancer increases with the increase of the weight index.

4. Genetic factors. Although the genetic mechanism of thyroid cancer is not yet very clear, the genetic factors are indeed closely related to the risk of cancer. Generally speaking, if a person's first -level direct relatives, children, children, or brothers and sisters have thyroid cancer, he himself will increase the risk of thyroid cancer.

How to prevent thyroid cancer?

1. Avoid excessive radiation irradiation.

2. Reasonable matching diet, balanced nutrition.

3. Exercise more, maintain a healthy body, and avoid excessive obesity. At the same time, exercise can also regulate hormone secretion levels in the body, which can effectively prevent hormone -related cancer.

4. Avoid excessive drinking.

5. Regular physical examination and screen tumors. In particular, high -risk groups with a family history of thyroid cancer or long -term contact with carcinogenic factors must pay attention to tumor screening and regular physical examination.

Ulceless cure for a long time

Beware of oral cancer!

Oral cancer is the general term that commonly occurs in the malignant tumor of the patient's oral cavity. It is usually presented in the tongue, gums, cheeks, palates, bottoms, lips and other parts. Therefore, according to the onset parts, oral cancer may include gum cancer, tongue cancer, soft and hard palate cancer, maxillary cancer, bottom cancer, oral pharyngeal cancer, saliva, lip cancer, and maximal sinus cancer.

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Generally speaking, oral cancer has no obvious symptoms in the early stage, and it is easily misdiagnosed as chronic inflammation and ulcers. When obvious symptoms occur, most of them have reached the middle and late stages, which brings difficulties to completely cure. Therefore, identifying the early symptoms of oral cancer is essential for prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

These symptoms need to be vigilant

1. Oral ulcers have not healed for a long time.

2. White spots, erythema and flat moss appear in the mouth.

3. Repeated causes of unknown bleeding in the mouth.

4, abnormal swelling of the mouth and neck or more lumps appear.

5. Facial, oral, pharynx, and neck have unknown numbness and pain.

6. Difficulty when talking or swallowing.

What factors are easy to cause oral cancer?

1. Unhealthy living habits. Such as daily love to chew betel nut, smoke, drink, do not pay attention to oral hygiene on weekdays. In developing countries, more than 80 % of oral cancer are attributed to smoking, eating betel nut and a lot of drinking.

2. Environmental factors. Light radiation, nuclear radiation, air pollution, etc. are all incentives that cause strong oral cancer. For example, long -term strong light is one of the reasons for lip redness cancer.

3. Biological factors. Such as oral infection, partial stimulation of oral cavity, virus, etc. For example, long -term stimulating oral mucosa such as teeth or sharp teeth, inappropriate dentures, etc., are prone to chronic ulcers and even cancer.

How to prevent oral cancer?

1. Consciously reduce the intake of pathogenic factors, that is, avoid smoking, chewing betel nut and drinking a lot.

2. Pay attention to the protection of light radiation to prevent direct sunlight for a long time.

3. Pay attention to the balanced diet, reduce fat intake, eat more vegetables and fruits, and increase the intake of vitamin A, B, E and trace element selenium; try not to eat overheated and hot foods to avoid stimulating oral mucosa tissue.

4. Pay attention to avoid adverse stimulation, such as adjusting the sharp teeth in time to prevent friction, oppression and trauma to soft tissue; avoid repeatedly bite cheeks, bite tongue, etc.

5. Maintain good oral hygiene, often brush your teeth, pay attention to removing the root of the residue, the crown (the tooth that cannot be repaired), and remove the bad stimulus. In addition, if the patient wearing a denture, if you find pain and inflammation under the tissue under the dental teeth, you should seek medical treatment in time.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a "stealth master"

Early early treatment is the key!

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a tumor lesions that occur in the nose and throat. The incidence is high in my country. It is more common in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangxi, Hunan and other places. The age of onset is usually between 30 and 50 years old. Male patients Generally more than women.

Because the nasopharyngeal position is hidden, the examination is not easy, and the early symptoms of nasopharynx cancer are more complicated and lack of characteristics. Therefore, it is difficult to find that even when some symptoms are found to be in the hospital for examination, 80%have reached the late stage.

These symptoms need to be vigilant

1. Nose bleeding. It is mainly to have blood in the sputum after nasal suction, or a blood nose with a blood nose. Generally, the amount of bleeding is not much, but there will be a lot of bleeding and nasal resistance in the later stages.

2, ears, tinnitus, hearing loss. Tumor obstruction or compression of the pharyngeal tube causes symptoms of ears, tinnitus, and loss of hearing. It is often accompanied by the effusion of the drum chamber. In the late stage, it may cause purulent otitis media, and the secretions are often bleeding.

3. Headache. Nasopharyngeal cancer may have headaches in the early stage, and it is mostly biased to one side, which is intermittent; in the late stage, continuous severe headaches occur, which is easy to misdiagnose as neuromerical migraine.

4. A mass appears in the neck. A lump on the side of the neck or bilateral side, painless, harder texture, poor activity, is often mistaken for lymphatic tuberculosis or lymphitis.

How to effectively prevent nasopharyngeal cancer?

1. Light diet, do not take too much salt, such as pickled food, salted fish, sauerkraut. Canned food or preservatives should also be eaten as little as possible.

2. Maketing smoke and alcohol.

3, less stimulating smoke, such as mosquito coils, cigarettes of pillar fragrance for worshiping gods.

4. If there is a family history of nasopharyngeal cancer in the family, check regularly. Is there a foreign body sensation in the pharynx?

Don't take laryngeal cancer as "pharyngitis"!

People often say "throat roads", showing the importance of throat. However, in recent years, the incidence of laryngeal cancer has been rising worldwide. Under normal circumstances, due to early hoarseness of the laryngeal cancer or the upset of the pharynx, most of them are easy to find early and are cancers with higher cure rates.

However, because the cause of laryngeal cancer is not very clear, this brings some difficulties in early prevention. Therefore, we still need to increase understanding for laryngeal cancer.

These symptoms need to be vigilant

1. Pharyngeal discomfort, foreign body sensation. Some patients are accompanied by mild throat pain. As the tumor grows, there may be pain on one side of the ear.

2, hoarse sound, blood in sputum. At the beginning, he was light and heavy, and then gradually aggravated. With the development of the disease, cough and blood in the sputum will gradually occur.

3. Difficulty swallowing and difficulty breathing. The continued development of laryngeal cancer, the continued increase in tumors can cause swallowing difficulties and breathing difficulties.

How to prevent laryngeal cancer?

Although the cause of laryngeal cancer is unknown, it is closely related to the relationship between smoking and drinking. From the research point of view, most patients with laryngeal cancer have long -term smoking and drinking habits.

In addition, the occurrence of laryngeal cancer also has a different degree of correlation with a variety of occupational factors, such as frequent contact with asbestos, mustard gas, and nickel.

Therefore, quitting tobacco and alcohol, working in a dangerous factors to pay attention to labor protection, etc., can effectively prevent the occurrence of laryngeal cancer.

Experts remind: The "head and neck cancer" family is huge. Once the above symptoms are found, they should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. They are treated with specialized treatment of specialists.

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