For a long time, cancer was seen in people's minds as synonymous with death, even more terrible than death. Once diagnosed with cancer, the rest of the days are filled with fear and despair, and every moment feels like a countdown. This misconception about cancer is so ingrained that when it comes to cancer, a sad picture always comes to mind. Today, I want to share with you some common misconceptions about cancer.
1. Cancer ≠ terminal disease
First of all, cancer ≠ terminal! Cancer ≠ terminal illness! Cancer ≠ terminal illness! Say the important thing three times! Don't feel that if you or your family member has cancer, the sky is about to fall, and you give up hope of life. In my work and life, I have seen many people, once diagnosed with cancer, or even terminal, subconsciously feel "hopeless" and "sentenced to death", in fact, this is an old concept. According to the National Cancer Institute, the average 5-year survival rate for all cancers is now about 67%, and for some cancers, the survival rate can even reach more than 90%. So, cancer is not a terminal disease! Terminal cancer doesn't mean you have to wait for death!
To be precise, cancer is a chronic disease. The so-called chronic disease has a variety of characteristics such as insidious onset, long course of disease, prolonged disease, and non-contagiousness, and cancer is such a disease. Therefore, cancer is actually the same as chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressureIt's hard**, but it's not terminal. After being diagnosed, cancer patients must find a doctor in time and actively cooperate**.
2. Increased tumor markersMust it be cancer?
A high tumor marker is not necessarily a tumor. Usually, high tumor markers may indicate abnormalities in the body, but some inflammatory reactions can also lead to elevated tumor markers. When many people see their test results, some of the data may be high, and they will worry about whether they are going to have tumors or have already grown tumors. However, in fact, tumor markers are only a reference index for blood testing, and tumor markers alone cannot diagnose tumors or judge the development of the disease. For example, elevated alpha-fetoprotein is not necessarily liver cancer, and both pregnant women and children can have physiologic elevated alpha-fetoprotein.
3.Cancer cells metastasized** must not live long?
Wrong, very wrong! The survival period after cancer metastasis is different for everyone, and it has a certain relationship with the stage and pathological type of cancer. There is no doubt that if the cancer is left unchecked, the survival period will definitely be shorter than that of the positive one. But there is also one thing to recognizeIn fact, cancer metastasis is not terrible, to get scientific ** and reasonable and effective**, it is possible to survive with tumors for a few years or decades.
Finally, believe that cancer is not the end of life, it is only a temporary challenge. You must believe in yourself, look at cancer scientifically, and look at cancer with a normal mind, and you will definitely succeed in the end.