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People who don't catch a cold all year round are more likely to get cancer?

For adults, how many times a year is it normal to get a cold?

By Phil HolzerPublished about a year ago 5 min read
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"My health has always been good, how come I suddenly have advanced cancer." After getting the examination report, old Zhang's strength was being drained and he collapsed to the ground.

Old Zhang is 56 years old and has not had a cold for more than 20 years. On the contrary, his wife, who is in poor health, has to catch a cold five or six times a year. The results showed that Zhang's wife was suffering from pneumonia, while Zhang was suffering from lung cancer.

After getting the test results, Zhang was very shocked and wondered if the doctor had made a mistake in his and his wife's test results. The doctor repeatedly confirmed that there was no mistake and asked him to hurry for further examination, which showed that the tumor involved the mediastinal lymph nodes, which could not be surgically removed and was locally advanced.

There is a folk saying that small illnesses are constant and big illnesses are not committed, and the story of old Zhang seems to be verifying this "truth".

I. For adults, how many times a year is it normal to have a cold?

The definition of cold in Chinese and Western medicine is different. In Western medicine, most colds are caused by viruses, including rhinovirus, coronavirus, echovirus, and influenza virus. In Chinese medicine, colds are caused by external wind and can be divided into four types: wind-cold, wind-heat, summer-damp, and wind-dry.

According to the Expert Consensus on the Standardized Treatment of the Common Cold, it can occur 2 to 4 times a year in adults and 6 to 8 times a year in children. In general, the common cold without complications can be cured within 5~7 days, and some colds with complications can be prolonged as a result.

Many people in life believe that people who do not catch a cold for a long time have worse health, or even cancer has occurred, is there a scientific basis for this statement?

Second, is it true that people who do not catch a cold for a long time are prone to cancer?

According to an article on the Internet, people who catch a cold less than once a year have five times more cancer risk than those who catch a cold more than once a year. In addition, researchers have found that the body produces "interferon" when you have a cold, which activates the immune system to kill cells and can help destroy cells that show signs of malignancy, slowing down the division of cancer cells. Thus, the saying that people who have frequent colds are less prone to cancer has spread.

Is it true that people with frequent colds and minor illnesses have stronger immune systems?

Wang Dongxu of the Department of Geriatrics at Nanjing Hospital of Integrative Medicine said that colds do help mobilize the immune system to fight viruses, but frequent colds often mean poor immune function, and these people are more likely to suffer from major diseases.

Taking a step back, frequent colds are not necessarily a good thing, as light colds can generally heal themselves, but some serious ones can cause serious complications and even threaten life safety. So the risk of relying on colds to fight cancer may be unknown and uncontrollable.

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It is not scientific to judge whether a person is prone to cancer by the number of colds he or she has. But there do exist some people in life who have been in good health for many years and never seen them catch a cold, is this normal?

Third, is it normal for people who do not catch a cold for a long time?

Not having a cold for a long period is a normal phenomenon, which can only mean that an individual's immunity is relatively strong, which is a good sign. If you get a cold more than 7 times in a year, it is called a "recurrent upper respiratory tract infection", and you need to be alerted in time, which means that your body's resistance is poor.

Repeated colds, beware of these problems

1、Emotional tension

Tension and depression can produce cortisol that suppresses the immune system, and the data from "Human Health" shows that there is a strong correlation between tension and stress, infections and diseases, and the risk of catching a cold is 6 times higher in people with high long-term tension than those with low tension, and the possibility of developing a cold is also increased by one.

2. Unbalanced diet

Some people do not maintain a balanced diet in their daily diet. Once the body lacks vitamin E, vitamin C, and other vitamins, it will lead to a decrease in immunity and an increased risk of illness.

3、No proper elimination

The cold can sometimes be spread through coughing, sneezing, and droplets, so if you don't wear a mask or let droplets get into your nostrils or eyes, you can easily catch a cold. In addition, the items touched by people with colds can be contaminated, and the virus can live on the items for more than 3 hours, so it is easy to be infected if you do not disinfect the contaminated items in time after touching them.

4, do not like the sun, often get cold

The sun allows the body to replenish vitamin D, promote the absorption of calcium elements, and can play a certain role in strengthening the body, people who do not love the sun, are often prone to Yang Qi deficienand cy, physical weakness. In addition, some people the daily "to wind, not temperature", improperly dressed to cause the body to be cold and also easy to induce a cold.

Since it is normal to not catch a cold for a long period, why do some people either not get sick or find a serious disease like cancer? What is the cause of this?

4. Why do people who look strong suddenly have advanced cancer?

Some people look strong on the outside, but their internal organs have been injured. Some people who look strong on the outside are injured in their internal organs. In the early stage of cancer, there are usually no obvious symptoms in the body, and when symptoms appear, they are often in the middle or late stage.

Many people who are physically "strong" are blindly confident of their physical quality and do not go for medical checkups every day, thinking that they are in good health. That's why they suddenly have advanced cancer.

The occurrence of cancer is related to genetics, environment, age, bad habits, and other factors, and it is mostly formed under the influence of many years.

Simply speaking, it is normal to have an occasional cold or no cold in life, but no matter which category of people, they should pay attention to their health and go to the hospital for regular medical check-ups instead of waiting until symptoms appear.

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