My husband has liver cancer. What should I do?

Anxiety is a normal reaction of tumor patients. When a person is undergoing a tumor examination, waiting for the results of the examination, being informed of the diagnosis of cancer, receiving tumor treatment or the tumor recurs, anxiety will occur. Anxiety of cancer patients will aggravate their illness, make them pessimistic, lose confidence in life and have suicidal thoughts. Interference with the normal life of patients and their families, serious anxiety will even shorten a person's life. First, first of all, we must overcome psychological barriers and learn that we have cancer, and patients will have characteristic reactions. The initial stage is characterized by doubt, denial or despair, which usually lasts for 25 days. Patients may say "this must be a mistake" and "what's the use of treatment" In the second stage, irritability will last for 12 weeks. The inner manifestations of patients are anxiety and depression, insomnia, anorexia and irritability, inattention and uncertainty about the future. Although this kind of worry is widespread, everyone's psychological endurance will be very different in the early stage, which directly leads to different treatment effects. According to the clinical investigation of several cancer hospitals in China, under the premise of receiving the same treatment, all tumor patients with good psychological adjustment and optimistic mood will have good therapeutic effect; On the other hand, due to depression and poor immune function, the disease recurred and even died. Science has proved that excessive fatigue and psychological stress can indeed lead to the decline of human immunity, leading to tumor recurrence or metastasis. How to overcome psychological barriers is a concern of every tumor patient. In the past, doctors always avoided telling cancer patients about their illness directly, so as not to affect their mood. However, with the development of science today, human beings have a further understanding of cancer, and cancer is not an incurable disease. The survival rate of early cancer has been greatly improved. For example, the 5-year survival rate of early gastric cancer is above 60%. Liver cancer is 70%; Nasopharyngeal cancer and cervical cancer are above 90%. After surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine, immunity, hyperthermia, laser, electromagnetism, qigong and other comprehensive treatments, the overall 5-year survival rate of cancer has also improved. Secondly, patients should draw strength from other people's anti-cancer experience and gain strong spiritual support to fight cancer. Domestic medical popularization publications and health books for middle-aged and elderly people have introduced many cases and anti-cancer knowledge, so we should take time to read them, or let our relatives finish reading them. Second, the correct way to choose the treatment method in time is to carry out cancer treatment or surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy according to the condition and physical condition. Some cancers are not suitable for surgery, such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma and lymphoma, so radiotherapy, chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine and immunity should be considered. Cancer should be treated under the guidance of doctors and experts, and sometimes difficult cases need expert consultation, and then a treatment plan is formulated. According to clinical statistics, early metastasis of esophageal cancer occurs, so the operation should be cautious. At present, many scholars advocate preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ of colorectal cancer accounts for about half, and surgical resection is difficult. Preoperative radiotherapy can often reduce the tumor volume and then perform surgery. In a word, the treatment of cancer is complicated and meticulous, so we must not do it hastily, otherwise it will delay the best time of treatment and affect the effect of treatment. Third, don't blindly use drugs. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health, the number of patients who die directly due to adverse drug reactions in China exceeds190,000 every year, and it is on the rise. Cancer is a systemic and whole-course disease, so besides grasping the treatment opportunity and nursing in many aspects, drug selection is the key to treat cancer. But the current situation is that there are many kinds of so-called "anticancer products" on the market, and all of them claim to be able to treat tumors. As patients and their families, it is difficult to choose between good and bad products, and even the best treatment opportunity is delayed because of the wrong choice, which brings mental and economic losses to patients and their families. Therefore, patients should take medicine under the guidance of a doctor to avoid delaying their illness. Fourth, physical exercise should not underestimate the recovery period of cancer patients. Through self-exercise, patients' subjective initiative can be mobilized, which is good for patients' body and mind; At the same time, physical exercise is an auxiliary treatment, which is both local treatment and systemic treatment. Through local muscle exercise, you can exercise the whole body organs. Physical exercise can also enhance the body's disease resistance, reduce the complications after treatment and prevent other diseases. Therefore, physical exercise is an important method for cancer patients to recover, and its main purpose is to improve and promote the recovery of various functions of cancer patients as soon as possible. Cancer patients must exercise according to their own characteristics and physical condition, and master the appropriate amount of exercise. V. Correct selection of patients' families Family members should actively understand related tumors and eliminate their anxiety, so as not to affect patients' mental state. At the same time, we should give full play to the bridge between patients and doctors, so that patients and doctors can communicate well, which will help doctors to implement treatment better and achieve ideal treatment results. Five kinds of anti-cancer foods: red foods, such as carrots, tomatoes, red dates, red peppers and red potatoes. Yellow food: such as rice bran, soybeans and other foods, all contain anti-cancer ingredients. Green food: vegetables, tea, etc. American researchers have found that green tea can delay the occurrence of heart disease and cancer. White food: milk is the most beneficial to cancer prevention in white food. Milk fat in milk contains conjugated linoleic acid, which can prevent the growth of various tumors. Black food: such as black sesame, mushrooms, fungus, cuttlefish, etc. (Health) Home care of chemotherapy patients with nausea and vomiting: (1) Follow the principle of eating less and eating more meals, and avoid eating too much at one time. Chew food to promote digestion. (2) No matter before or after meals, there should be at least one hour between drinking and eating. (3) Eat cold food, don't eat too hot food, and eat less sweets or greasy food. (4) Take a deep breath and breathe slowly when you feel sick, which is beneficial to relieve symptoms or distract your attention in other ways. Hair loss: (1) Do not use irritating soap and shampoo. Don't dye your hair or perm it. (2) Use a soft hairbrush. Hair can be cut short, which is beneficial to cleaning when hair loss occurs. Fatigue: (1) Get enough rest, sleep more at night and take a nap during the day. (2) Reduce physical activity and avoid fatigue. (3) Eating more nutritious food will help to improve anemia. Infection: Pay attention to personal hygiene, avoid all kinds of injuries and avoid going to crowded places. Bleeding: Don't take medicine privately, don't drink alcohol, and avoid dangerous activities. Diarrhea: (1) Eat less foods containing a lot of cellulose. (2) Drink less coffee, strong tea and wine, and eat less sweets, greasy and spicy food. (3) Eat more foods containing potassium, such as oranges, peaches, apricots and potatoes. (4) Drink plenty of water to replenish the lost water. (5) It is best not to drink milk when you have loose bowels, which may aggravate the symptoms.