Have you been vaccinated with this year’s flu vaccine?

Every year, 5% ~ 15% of the world’s population suffers from influenza, and the incidence rate in the epidemic season can reach 14% ~ 50%, which will cause a variety of complications and significantly increase the mortality rate. The reason for this is that influenza viruses are easy to mutate, human beings are generally not immune to influenza viruses, and influenza epidemics spread very fast, which results in a high prevalence rate. Influenza that bullies the weak Like other diseases, influenza is also a risk-averse who bullies the weak and fears the strong. The elderly and children with lower resistance are the high-risk groups for influenza. However, adults have strong resistance and are much less likely to suffer from influenza Read More …

September 28, 2018February 3, 2020 bear

Truth: Can tumors be contagious?

I am an oncologist. In the ward, I have seen all kinds of joys and sorrows in the world and all kinds of difficulties and helplessness. On one ward round, I saw an old woman with lung cancer carefully peeling apples and handing them to her little grandson with a loving smile on her face. The child’s mother, with a nervous face, stopped the apple in an instant and shyly reprimanded the child, saying, “Be careful of diarrhea after eating too much fruit.” The grandmother’s face suddenly became ugly. It turned out that the family thought lung cancer was as contagious as tuberculosis, and the family did not allow the children to get too close. Since her illness, her little Read More …