Consumption of hot tea causes esophageal cancer
A gastroenterologist and faculty member of Alborz University of Medical Sciences said: Every year, about 130,000 new cancer patients are identified in the country, and many of these people go to the doctor in advanced stages, and there is no other way than chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat them. does not have.
Dr. Amir Abbas Vaezi on the prevention of various types of cancer, stating that reduced mobility and physical activity with different mechanisms may cause cancer, said: Even the effect of sitting in front of the TV and computer for a long time is a risk factor for end cancer.
The most important reason for gastrointestinal cancers is the increase in age and genetic predisposition of people, he said. The immune system is so important that it can take the precursors of cancer out of the control of the immune system.
Vaezi continued: People over the age of 50 have an increased chance of developing gastrointestinal polyps and gastrointestinal cancers, so the age range of 45 to 50 years is a good time to start following the screening of gastrointestinal cancers.
He said: The process of turning polyps into cancer takes years and various factors intensify the process that this process of cell formation towards gastrointestinal cancers in these polyps is key or inhibited.
Hot tea, smoking causes esophageal and gastric cancer
Vaezi continued: Gastric and esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the north of the country. In the northern regions of the country from Azerbaijan to Ardabil to the north and north of Khorasan, various studies have shown the consumption of hot tea, tobacco and the use of some fossil fuels in some areas. Still used is one of the most important causes of upper cancers.
In response to whether cancer is treatable, he said: Many cancers can be treated and cured in the early stages, and some other cancers can be controlled and remain in control for years, with monthly monitoring and once every few months of activation (recurrence). We prevent it, and even if activated in the early stages, it can be eliminated by non-invasive methods.
Fear and stress from cancer should not prevent you from seeing a doctor
Vaezi added: Every year, about 130,000 new cancer patients are identified in the country, and many of these people go to the doctor in the advanced stages, and there is no other way to treat them except chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Many cancers, such as prostate cancer, early-stage breast cancer, and many early-stage gastrointestinal cancers, can be treated with minimally invasive treatments such as endoscopy and removal of the lesion, but they do not progress, he concluded.