If you like to drink hot soup or hot drinks, be careful! Will exceeding "65 degrees" damage the esophagus and cause cancer risk?
There are no obvious symptoms in the early stage of esophageal cancer. If you have long-term difficulty swallowing, you should be vigilant.
According to cancer registration data from the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration and cancer death statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2,778 people suffered from esophageal cancer in 2018; 1,954 people died from esophageal cancer in 2019. Among them, more than 90% of those who suffer from cancer are men, and it is more likely to occur between the ages of 50 and 70. It ranks sixth in the standardized incidence rate of cancer and fifth in the cause of cancer death among men.
Most patients with esophageal cancer have no obvious symptoms in the early stages. They need to pay attention to their discomfort symptoms. If they have long-term dysphagia or a foreign body sensation when swallowing, do not ignore their symptoms. They should be more vigilant and seek medical examination in time to seize the golden period of treatment. Director of the National Health Service Wu Zhaojun called on maintaining healthy living habits to reduce the risk of cancer.
Smoking, alcohol and betel nut are all risk factors. Pay attention to the temperature of food to reduce esophageal damage.
Staying away from carcinogens, exercising regularly and living a healthy life are necessary steps to prevent cancer. Known carcinogens for esophageal cancer include smoking, drinking, betel nut chewing, nitrosamine-containing foods (such as pickled and smoked foods), overheated food temperatures, previous corrosive damage to the esophagus, swallowing dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux, obesity and oral cavity Poor hygiene, etc. In particular, smoking, drinking, and betel nut chewing are common risk factors for many types of cancer. In addition to quitting as soon as possible, please also remind your relatives and friends who are exposed to tobacco, alcohol, and betel nut to have regular health check-ups.
When the temperature drops, people like to drink hot drinks to warm themselves up. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hot drinks exceeding 65 degrees Celsius are designated as possible carcinogens of esophageal cancer. When food feels hot, it may reach a temperature that can damage the esophagus. , please be sure to pay attention to the temperature of the food you eat to reduce direct damage to the esophageal mucosa.
If you have a physical condition, please seek medical advice as soon as possible. Do not judge your symptoms by “being a doctor” yourself.
With the development of Internet information technology, some people are afraid of seeing a doctor. They will first search the Internet for information about the disease that their symptoms are related to, and use the results of Google searches as a doctor’s diagnosis to reassure themselves that nothing is serious, while ignoring the warning signals sent by the body. .
Director of the National Health Service Wu Zhaojun once again reminded that if you have long-term dysphagia, foreign body sensation when swallowing and other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical treatment as soon as possible and have professional doctors examine and treat you to seize the best opportunity for treatment; do not listen to online rumors. Judge the symptoms yourself to avoid delaying treatment and causing more serious harm to the body.
