Cancer is not scary. If you do these three things, you can "live with cancer". Please save this article.

With the advancement of modern medical technology, malignant tumors have become a chronic disease, and "living with tumors" can become a reality. When the patient is in poor physical condition and the tumor load in the body is relatively large, blindly pursuing "eliminating all tumors" and "living without tumors" may lead to "overtreatment", and the final result may be counterproductive. Therefore, for some cancer patients, "living without tumors" cannot be forced, and "living with tumors" is also a better survival option.

What is living with cancer? We often say that "one-third of cancers are preventable, one-third are curable, and one-third are remissionable." The so-called "one-third remission" means that patients can "live with cancer" for a long time through palliative treatment. Living with cancer, in short, means that the human body and the tumor "coexist peacefully." Specifically, living with cancer means that after the patient undergoes standardized comprehensive anti-tumor treatment, common tumor-related symptoms (such as bleeding, cancer pain, cough, dysphagia, etc.) disappear, the tumor lesions are stable and no longer spread, the condition is maintained for a long time and tends to improve, and the patient has a good physical condition.

To put it more professionally, the body's immune protection function is greater than the tumor spreading function, but it cannot completely eliminate cancer cells in the body, making cancer cells "static" for a long time. If the tumor can be transformed into cells that do not continue to grow, invade and metastasize, then even if there are cancer cells in the body, it can be achieved like diabetes and hypertension. Patients can "live with tumors" without endangering their lives.

Why does modern medicine support survival with cancer? Generally speaking, it is the best option for cancer patients to achieve "cancer-free survival", but for some cancer patients, "survival with cancer" may not be a "bad" thing. For many early cancer patients, it is very possible to achieve clinical cure through surgical resection. But when the disease is not suitable for "cancer-free survival" by surgery, "survival with cancer" is a good option.

For example, some elderly cancer patients cannot tolerate surgery or chemotherapy because their body functions have deteriorated. If they insist on undergoing surgery or chemotherapy, they may not be able to achieve better cancer treatment results, and may also cause some complications, affecting the patient's quality of life. At this time, the best choice should be to effectively prolong the life of cancer patients through appropriate comprehensive treatment, achieve "survival with cancer", and let patients live a better life.

Conditions for living with a tumor "Living with a tumor" has prerequisites, and there are three necessary conditions:

First, the functions of important organs are not seriously damaged. For example, the tumor of lung cancer patients does not compress or surround the main bronchus. Liver cancer patients do not have serious impact on liver function. Intestinal cancer patients do not have obstruction or perforation.

Second, the body maintains a certain immune function. Cancer itself can lead to a decline in immune function, and a series of treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, especially chemotherapy, will further destroy the patient's immune system, causing various complications, and ultimately leading to the spread and metastasis of cancer cells.

Third, a good mentality and a healthy lifestyle. If the patient's spirit collapses first and loses confidence in treatment, the depressed mood can also affect the patient's immune function, and the prognosis is often poor. On the contrary, a healthy mentality, a rational attitude, and good cooperation with doctors are conducive to the recovery of the body's immune function, and the prognosis is relatively good.

Misconceptions about living with cancer Many patients think that "living with cancer" means not undergoing surgery and relying entirely on the body's self-healing ability. However, the basic condition for living with cancer is to receive treatment, especially for early-stage cancer, which generally has a high cure rate and can also ensure quality of life. Without any treatment, it is difficult to achieve cancer recovery by relying solely on self-healing ability. Because the fundamental reason why the human body gets cancer is that the cell microenvironment is destroyed, the cancer patient's own immunity has been damaged. Only by repairing the damaged cancer cells can the body recover.

Therefore, patients need to improve their own immunity, starting from themselves, and enhance their ability to fight against tumors. Immunity improvement should be considered from the aspects of nutrition, exercise, mood, sleep, etc. In the middle and late stages of the disease, malnutrition is more common due to discomfort such as loss of appetite, nausea, and tumor consumption. Symptom relief and nutritional intervention treatment can be adopted. In addition, it is recommended that cancer patients move more if their physical strength allows, and it is not recommended for patients to rest; relax as much as possible, be optimistic and positive, which will also improve some of the patients' physical discomfort.

In conclusion: In the past, due to the limitations of human knowledge of cancer and backward science and technology, cancer was considered a terminal illness. Once diagnosed, it meant that life was about to end. Now, with the deepening of human knowledge of cancer and the advancement of science and technology, cancer is no longer a terminal illness. If it can be treated correctly, many patients can "live with cancer", that is, cancer can become a chronic disease like hypertension and diabetes. The most critical point is whether we can correctly understand this issue. I hope everyone will pay attention to cancer, prevent cancer, and be able to work and live healthily and happily.

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