Many past studies have known that colorectal polyps often develop into malignant tumors after a period of time. According to the latest issue of the June issue of the National Cancer Institute's Journal, calcium supplementation has become the best protection against polyps that progress to bowel cancer.
For invasive polyps, calcium supplementation was associated with a 35 to 45 percent lower risk of bowel cancer, the researchers noted.
The American Cancer Society estimates that there are 106,370 cases of colon cancer in the United States, 40,570 will be diagnosed with rectal cancer this year, and 56,700 One hundred and thirty people died of bowel cancer.
It is known that most colon and rectal cancers originate from polyps growing in this area, so the earlier these polyps are removed, the better they can prevent them from becoming cancerous.
In the latest study, patients received either 1,200 mg of calcium daily or a placebo, and underwent colonoscopy one to four years later. Results Compared with the placebo group, those who supplemented with calcium tablets not only had fewer polyps, but most of them did not develop into colon cancer.
At present, the researchers are further exploring whether calcium can restrain polyps and whether it is related to calcium's inhibition of bile acids and fats in the intestine.
In any case, the researchers suggest that the general public should take in 1,200 mg of calcium a day for those over 50 years old, and 1,000 mg of calcium for those aged 19 to 50 to prevent colon cancer.
Comment
" Readers should read this report clearly. First: It is correct that we need calcium, but we must understand that we must get calcium from traditional Chinese foods such as dried fish, soy milk, bone broth, etc., absolutely not to eat How much calcium tablets should be taken. Because artificial calcium tablets can not help the human body but will cause a burden on the human body, many people are deceived, thinking that eating more calcium tablets can strengthen the bones and strengthen the body. Calcium tablets are helpful to the human body. On the contrary, there are many research reports showing the opposite. Artificially extracted or synthetic calcium tablets will not only cause kidney stones but also cause bone loss. The calcium contained in it is very good, there is no sequelae at all, and it is really helpful to bone quality, so please remember that calcium is not calcium tablets, the two are completely different."
"Second: The main cause of colon cancer and rectal cancer is related to constipation. Chinese medicine believes that the lungs and the large intestine are on the outside and inside. Worry can hurt the lungs. It is very important to have a happy mood every day, and it is also very important to have a regular stool every day , ㄧBut if you have problems with stool, please find a good Chinese medicine doctor. Curing constipation and keeping happy are the only ways to prevent colon and rectal cancer. As mentioned above, eating more calcium tablets and placebos in western medicine is useless. "
