Nutrition in sarcoma

General description of the disease

Sarcoma is a group of malignant tumors of connective, supporting tissue (muscles, blood vessels, cartilage, fat deposits, bones) and soft tissue. At its core, sarcoma is a rare type of cancer.

Sarcoma causes:

  1. 1 Genetic and hereditary diseases;
  2. 2 Ionizing radiation – even with therapeutic radiation exposure, there is a risk of sarcoma in 10 or more years;
  3. 3 Chemistry – arsenic, dioxidine, herbicides, chlorophenols;
  4. 4 Herpes virus (can provoke the appearance of Kaposi’s sarcoma);
  5. 5 Chemotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy (used in transplantation);
  6. 6 Injuries, foreign bodies (fragments);
  7. 7 Smoking and alcohol abuse increases the risk of sarcoma.

It was also found that soft tissue sarcoma occurs more often in people with white skin who have reached the age of 40. Also, quite often this disease appears spontaneously.

Sarcoma symptoms:

  • The appearance of tumors with indistinct boundaries. They can grow in size and hurt;
  • With bone sarcoma, pain is noted in the area of ​​tissue damage, which intensifies at night. At the same time, analgesics are not able to relieve discomfort;
  • As the tumor grows, neighboring tissues are involved, thus, when the tumor grows into the vessels, the venous network increases, when it grows into the nerve trunks, conductive pains appear along the course of the affected nerve, and when it grows into the trachea, breathing is disturbed;
  • Rapid fatigue, weakness, and weight loss are also noted.

Types of sarcomas:

Today there are about 100 types of sarcomas. At the same time, scientists distinguish groups of sarcomas created according to the cellular affiliation of tumors and their histological structure.

  1. 1 Chondrosarcoma;
  2. 2 Fibrosarcomas;
  3. 3 Osteosarcomas;
  4. 4 Round cell sarcomas (neurosarcomas, bone lymphosarcomas).

Among the sarcomas of soft tissues are:

  • Angiosarcomas;
  • Synovial sarcomas;
  • Liposarcomas;
  • Neurogenic sarcomas, etc.

There are also sarcomas that grow very slowly, for example, parostal and sarcomas that spread very actively, for example, rhabdomyosarcoma.

Useful foods for sarcoma

For patients with sarcoma, doctors recommend eating properly, balanced, in portions 5-6 times a day. In this case, it is necessary to thoroughly chew food. It is better to give preference to fruits, vegetables and cereals, as they maximally nourish and saturate the body with vitamins and nutrients without harm to it.

  • It is useful to eat pork, beef or chicken liver, butter, processed cheese, sweet potatoes, broccoli and seaweed, eel meat, oysters, seaweed, feta cheese, cottage cheese, carrots, lettuce, egg yolk, as they contain vitamin A. It is an antioxidant, and it is also necessary for the growth and regeneration of tissues. In addition, it is responsible for enhancing immunity and helping the body to resist infections.
  • Regular consumption of pistachios, peanuts, pine nuts, cashews, walnuts, oatmeal, corn, barley, buckwheat, millet, pasta, lentils, wheat, pork meat enriches the body with vitamin B1, which normalizes the functioning of all body cells and increases resistance to infections.
  • The use of mushrooms (champignons, honey agarics, chanterelles, butter, boletus), as well as chicken eggs, goose meat, spinach, rose hips, cottage cheese, mackerel, apples, leeks, tomatoes, cabbage, fermented milk products provides the body with vitamin B2, necessary for the growth and renewal of tissues.
  • Foods such as beans, oatmeal, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, barley groats, corn, peanuts, eggs, kidneys, liver, wheat germ, soybeans, beans, chicken meat saturate the body with vitamin B3, which helps to maintain immunity, especially when exposed antibiotics, and also regulates the nervous system.
  • It is also important to eat lettuce, leeks, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, boletus, horseradish, barley, beans, walnuts, liver, peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, dairy products, eggs, liver (beef, pork and chicken) as they are sources of vitamin B9, which is responsible for the production of new cells.
  • The use of pumpkin seeds, beans, wild rice, wheat, barley, buckwheat, almonds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, brewer’s yeast, apricot kernels saturates the body with vitamin B15, which removes toxins and relieves fatigue.
  • With sarcoma, it is important to consume the fruits of rose hips, black currants, viburnum, sea buckthorn, rowan berries, bell peppers, kiwi, hot peppers, Brussels sprouts, red and cauliflower, as well as broccoli, strawberries, honeysuckle, citrus fruits, horseradish, spinach, radish, as these products are rich in vitamin C. It not only takes an active part in the formation of connective tissue, but also removes toxins and toxic substances from the body.
  • Eating almonds, peanuts, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, dried apricots, rose hips, wheat, sea buckthorn, spinach, eel and squid meat, sorrel, viburnum, prunes, barley and oatmeal, as well as pike perch and salmon meat, corn, soybean oil and vegetable oil from sprouted wheat, you can saturate the body with vitamin E. It, like vitamins A and C, is an antioxidant and performs a protective function of the body, and also neutralizes the action of free radicals that can cause the appearance of tumors.

Folk remedies for sarcoma:

  1. 1 With sarcoma of the skin, crushed unripe grapes attached to the tumor help.
  2. 2 Also, tumors are treated with black nightshade juice. A linen bandage is impregnated with it, which is applied to the tumor.
  3. 3 In addition, for the treatment of sarcoma, you can use a mixture of cancer ash with a wax ointment in pink oil, which is applied to the affected area.
  4. 4 Effectively applying to the tumor meat of wild animals, powdered with ammonia.
  5. 5 With sarcoma, it is useful to consume fresh lingonberry berries 2 times a day, 0.5-1 glass.
  6. 6 St. John’s wort tea also helps.
  7. 7 Eating large amounts of pitted apricots can help fight sarcoma.
  8. 8 An effective tincture of birch buds. 20 g of kidneys are poured into 100 ml of vodka and infused for 15 days, shaking the container with tincture daily. A bandage soaked in such a tincture is applied to the tumor.
  9. 9 For the treatment of sarcoma, you can use the juice of fresh plantain leaves, collected early in the morning in the first week after the beginning of flowering (late May – early June). Drinking this juice or wetting a bandage in it, which is applied to the affected area, is suitable.
  10. 10 An effective mixture of 100 g of aloe juice with 500 g of walnuts and 300 g of honey, which is put to infuse in a dark, cool place for a month and take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day half an hour before meals.

Dangerous and harmful foods for sarcoma

  • It is necessary to exclude sweet and flour products, as well as high-calorie ones, since it has been proven that food rich in carbohydrates contributes to cancer growth.
  • People who consume excessively fatty foods, including those containing animal fats, are also at risk of getting sarcoma more than others.
  • It is better for patients with sarcoma to give up smoking and alcohol abuse, so as not to poison the body with harmful substances. In addition, with sarcoma of the lungs, smoking can only exacerbate the situation.
  • Also, scientists have found that the abuse of spicy, salty and excessively hot food can cause the appearance of stomach sarcoma.
  • In March 2013, American scientists found that women with breast sarcoma should not eat yoghurts, ice cream and cheese, as otherwise they halve their chances of recovery. In their opinion, the daily intake of such products promotes tumor growth due to the estrogen they contain, but research in this area is still ongoing.
  • In addition, during this period, you should not abuse smoked meats, so as not to load the immune system additionally during the period of its fight against the disease.

Attention!

The administration is not responsible for any attempt to use the information provided, and does not guarantee that it will not harm you personally. The materials cannot be used to prescribe treatment and make a diagnosis. Always consult your specialist doctor!

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