Tag: PSA

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PSA is available in the physical examination. Is there any problem with the prostate?

A few days ago, Lao Zhang next door came to me mysteriously and asked me, [old man, I have a little thing to ask you, don’t you need to register? ] To tell the truth, I refused in my heart. Lao Zhang said that only one of the [small] things was bigger than the other, and never was smaller. However, for the sake of the neighbors for so many years, I still agreed. [Good, good, do you have what to ask? ] [A few days ago, the company examined my body and said that my what index was high-wait for me to take a look-yes, yes, PSA was high. The doctor said that there might be something wrong with my Read More …

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Middle-aged and elderly men face these two major cancer killers. Doing these early can save their lives.

After the age of 45, they gradually enter a period of high incidence of cancer. Cancer is closely related to age, and some are also related to gender. For example, colorectal cancer is more male than female, about 2: 1; Prostate cancer is exclusive to men. In fact, these two major cancer killers are not terrible. As long as effective early screening is done, their mortality rate can be significantly reduced. In order to better achieve effective screening, we divide screening into early screening for the general population (people without symptoms, family history and other hazard factors) and early screening for high-risk groups. Routine screening of colorectal cancer Fecal occult blood + colonoscopy Colorectal cancer (including colon cancer and rectal Read More …

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Sitting for a long time hurts the whole body. How long is it?

As a [chair clan] who knocks on the keyboard to write popular science all day long, his heart is always suffering: While being controlled by the computer and mobile phone, I cannot get away, and at the same time I yearn for freedom and health. Sitting for a long time hurts the body, and it hurts the whole body: leg, waist, back, sadness, metabolism, muscle, fat, cancer and [below]. So, Dr. Clove wants to ask you: Do you know how long you sit every day? And… How long does it take to sit? So far, there is no world-recognized recommendation on how long to sit every day. For different people, the longest sitting time the body can withstand is also Read More …

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Truth: Repeated heating of leftovers will cause cancer? Carcinogens are not enough…

Carcinogenesis is really a very popular word, don’t believe you see: [Thousand Boiling Water] Drinking it will cause cancer; Repeated heating of leftovers can cause cancer; Repeated thawing of food can cause cancer; Repeated use of oil can cause cancer. … … Dr. Clove felt that carcinogens would not be enough if we went on like this! So are these statements true or false? Repeated hot leftovers cause cancer? Is this sentence familiar? Yes, nitrite is lying down again. In fact, vegetables themselves contain nitrite, and the content of nitrite will gradually increase as the freshness decreases. Repeated heating only contributes a little. The key is that even after many hardships, the nitrite content in overnight vegetables is lower than Read More …

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Does the rise of tumor markers necessarily represent a tumor?

With the popularization of health examination, tumor markers begin to enter the public’s eyes. When we get the report and find one or several tumor markers rising, we will often be shocked and wonder if we have a tumor. How high is the tumor marker? Usually, tumor markers used for blood tests in hospitals are mainly aimed at tumors such as liver cancer, prostate cancer, intestinal cancer and lung cancer. The increase of tumor markers is divided into two levels: If it slightly exceeds the normal value, it is generally considered as [slightly elevated]; What doctors often call a significant rise is a [meaningful] rise. The following table lists the items of tumor markers commonly used in health examination, the Read More …