People with stomach cancer during treatment with surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The body needs to be supplemented with diverse sources of nutrition to increase resistance, along with an optimistic spirit, to get through the illness quickly during treatment.
Bird's nest is one of the nutrition sources that helps stomach cancer patients obtain the nutrition the body needs.
The effects of bird's nest for people with stomach cancer
Bird's nest helps the body have high resistance. Bird's nest contains a high level of protein (45-55%), including 18 kinds of amino acids, some of which are present in very high amounts, such as aspartic acid (4.69%) and proline (5.27%), which help regenerate muscle cells, tissues and skin. There are essential amino acids such as cysteine and phenylalanine (4.50%), which help strengthen memory, increase the transmission of nerve impulses and increase the absorption of vitamin D from sunlight; tyrosine and sialic acid (8.6%) help the body recover quickly after exposure to radiation or damage to red blood cells.
Bird's nest has an exceptionally special effect for people with stomach cancer, increasing resistance and immunity. It should be used regularly, once every other day, with about 4g of clean bird's nest each time, an average of 100g per month. For patients, especially those who have cancer and are in the course of treatment, it should be used more often until the illness is gone and then reduced, rather than stopped completely.
How to use bird's nest for people with stomach cancer
So that the body can fully absorb the nutrients in the nest strands, take it on an empty stomach before breakfast or in the evening before going to bed.
In addition, you need to add foods that reduce stress such as blueberries, low-fat or skimmed milk, oranges, brown rice, green vegetables, apricots, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and especially water.
A few things about stomach cancer
Stomach cancer is divided into 5 stages of disease development:
Stage 1: The tumour is found in the mucosal layer of the stomach wall.
Stage 2: The tumour has invaded the 2nd layer of the stomach wall beneath the mucosa. Cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes, with fewer than 6 lymph nodes affected. Or the tumour has invaded the 3rd layer of the stomach wall.
Cancer cells have not spread to the lymph nodes - Lymph nodes, or lymph glands, are one of countless smooth, flattened oval structures scattered along the lymphatic vessels and are part of the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes are present throughout the body, concentrated in some areas such as the neck, armpits and groin. Lymph nodes play an important role in the functioning of the immune system. They contain lymphocytes and act as filters or traps that retain foreign particles, and may become inflamed and swollen when doing this job.
Stage 3: The tumour has invaded only the submucosal layer, and the cancer cells have spread to 7-15 lymph nodes. Or the tumour has spread to the submucosal layer and the muscle layer, and the cancer cells have spread to 1-6 lymph nodes. Or the tumour has penetrated to the outer layer of the stomach.
Stage 4: The tumour has spread to the submucosal layer and the muscle layer, or the tumour has invaded the outer layer. Or the cancer cells have spread to nearby organs such as the liver, colon or spleen.
Stage 5: The cancer cells have spread to more than 15 lymph nodes or have invaded surrounding organs or distant organs.
Treatment methods for stomach cancer patients such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Surgery: This is the treatment method when the disease is at an early stage, removing part or all of the stomach. For the disease at a late stage, surgery aims to restore the passage of the digestive tract and prolong life.
Chemotherapy: This is treatment with drugs. If the cancer is at an early stage, chemotherapy is used to support surgery, radiotherapy or both, in order to destroy the cancer cells remaining in the body and prevent recurrence.
Radiotherapy: Radiation is precisely targeted at the location of the cancer cells. Radiotherapy can be used together with chemotherapy to shrink the tumour and reduce symptoms.
Foods that carry a risk of causing stomach cancer are foods fried at high temperatures
When food is cooked at high temperatures, it is converted into acrylamide – a carcinogen. In addition, researchers have shown that salt is a factor that promotes and activates carcinogens. According to the World Health Organization's recommendation, each person should consume an average of about 6g per day.
With the information above, Yến Sào Sài Gòn hopes to be of some help to you. Don't forget to supplement the nutrition of the patient with Bird's nest, to help increase resistance and recover quickly!