Breast cancer is a common malignant breast tumor that usually occurs in women between the ages of 30 and 45. The cause of breast cancer is not very clear, but it is generally believed that the cause is related to hormonal abnormalities in women's bodies. Obesity brings you closer to breast cancer
40% of breast cancer patients are obese: obesity can also easily lead to breast cancer. Foreign statistics show that obese people account for about 40% of breast cancer patients. The accumulation of fat in the body of obese people can stimulate the endocrine system and increase the levels of estrogen or prolactin in the blood. These two hormones may be a cancer-causing factor in women who are particularly sensitive to them.
Studies have pointed out that excessive fat intake will increase the production of steroids and hormones, such as estrogen and male hormones, which are closely related to breast cancer, endometrial cancer and prostate cancer.
Take breast cancer as an example. Obesity and excessive fat intake will increase the adipose tissue and estrogen receptors in the breast, thus greatly increasing the chance of inducing breast cancer. In addition, excessive fat intake will increase the secretion of bile acid in the intestine. Under the action of intestinal bacteria, bile acid will form metabolites that catalyze tumor growth and accelerate the formation of colorectal cancer.
Endogenous carcinogens can also come from proteins in the diet. These proteins are digested into amino acids. After being catalyzed by bacteria in the intestine, they will also produce carcinogenic substances and compounds that catalyze tumor growth. substance. Easily agitated
Most people with breast cancer are easily agitated. If the body is in a state of endocrine disorder for a long time, the functions of various organs and systems in the body will be affected. It not only reduces immunity, but also causes abnormal hormone levels in the body, which stimulates the breast area and causes the mammary epithelial cells to proliferate out of control, and the risk of breast cancer is very high.
When women are in negative emotions, it is easy for women to suffer from liver qi stagnation, which will cause qi and blood stagnation in the female breast area and easily cause various breast diseases, such as breast hyperplasia and breast cancer. Cancer etc. Long-term breast disease
If women suffer from some breast diseases for a long time, such as acute and chronic mastitis, breast hyperplasia, breast cysts and other diseases, they will also increase the chance of developing breast cancer.
If the disease is not treated in time, or if there is no obvious improvement after taking medication, and the symptoms recur, the breast epithelial cells will grow out of control, leading to breast cancer. The probability will increase. Bad living habits
Another cause of breast cancer is related to wrong living habits. For example, if women smoke for a long time, the carcinogens in cigarettes will enter the human body and affect the functions of various organ systems in women. It will also lower immunity and affect ovarian function, causing abnormal hormone secretion in the body.
If you drink alcohol for a long time, the components in alcohol will stimulate estrogen levels, which can easily cause some lesions in women's breasts. In addition, if women stay up too late in their daily lives, endocrine and hormone levels will be abnormal, which will impair women's overall immune function and increase their risk of breast cancer. Summary
With the changes in economic level and lifestyle, the incidence of obesity and breast cancer continues to increase in our country, and the relationship between the two has received increasing attention. Obesity can affect the occurrence, recurrence and metastasis of breast cancer and lead to poor prognosis of breast cancer. This may be related to the increase in insulin, IGF-1 and their receptors, adipokines and inflammatory mediators.
However, this relationship and its related mechanisms need to be confirmed by more research results. Understanding the intrinsic relationship between obesity and breast cancer can help develop new strategies to prevent and treat breast cancer.
If changes are not made, 72% of adults in the UK are expected to be overweight or obese by 2035, leading to an extra 670,000 people, according to a report from Cancer Research UK and Health Forum UK. of cancer patients, and millions more with diabetes and heart disease.
Although this report focuses on the situation in the UK, it is enough to attract our attention. Obesity is closely related to breast cancer. Controlling weight gain plays a certain role in preventing the occurrence of female breast cancer. Controlling your weight, eating scientifically, and staying away from breast diseases is not a dream.