After undergoing surgical treatment, breast cancer patients are in a more vulnerable state, and there are many taboos that require special attention in order to improve their health and reduce the risk of relapse.
Eating taboos
First, in diet, high sugar and fat food is avoided. Post-op physical metabolic functions may change, with over-ingestion of such sugary, fatty foods as cakes, fried foods, not only leading to increased body weight, but also causing hormonal imbalances in the body. Obesity is associated with the recurrence of breast cancer and therefore the intake of such food should be controlled and healthy weight maintained.
Food with estrogen is also prohibited. They contain estrogens that can stimulate cancer. The incidence of breast cancer is closely related to estrogen, and it takes time to recover from the operation, and eating these foods is tantamount to burying the disease.
Life habits are taboo.
In terms of living habits, smoking and drinking are absolutely prohibited. A wide range of harmful substances such as nicotine in tobacco can seriously damage body organs, reduce body immunity and hinder post-operative body recovery. Alcohol can also cause damage to organs such as the liver and can interfere with normal body metabolism and increase the likelihood of a recurrence of cancer, so that patients must stay away from tobacco and alcohol after surgery.
Overwork is also a taboo. The operation consumes a great deal of the body and requires adequate rest after the operation. Long periods of overwork and inadequate rest of the body can lead to increased fatigue, disruption of the recovery of the body ‘ s functions and delays in recovery. A reasonable arrangement should be made to ensure that there is sufficient sleep every day to allow the body to recover gradually in a relaxed state.
Absorption of injury care
In the care of wounds, it is forbidden to treat the wounds at will. The post-operative healing of wounds requires professional care and the patient does not undiscover the dressing, touch or squeeze the wound, which may introduce bacteria, lead to the infection of the wound, affect the healing rate and even cause more serious complications.
In addition, intense exercise or extraction of heavy material from side limbs should be avoided for short periods of time after the operation. This is because the operation may affect the lymph flow of upper limbs, etc., and severe movement or weight may increase the burden on upper limbs, trigger problems such as lymph edema of upper limbs and affect normal restoration of upper limb function.
These taboos need to be strictly adhered to by breast cancer patients after surgery, with more attention being paid to food, habits and care for wounds, in order to provide a good basis for a smooth recovery of the body and reduce the risk of relapse.
