Can cleaning your tongue prevent cancer? How to do it?

Cancer has become a very common disease for many people, and the chance of developing cancer is very high now. We all know that the cure rate of cancer is very low, so it is very necessary to do a good job in preventing cancer. So can clearing the tongue coating prevent cancer?

How to clean tongue coating?

In fact, there is no need to deliberately clean the tongue coating in daily life. You can just lightly brush the surface of the tongue with a toothbrush when brushing your teeth. Be careful not to use too much force. Repeat several times and rinse your mouth out with tap water or salt water.

Remember to apply it gently and do not use hard objects to scrape off the tongue coating.

It should be noted that if you find that the tongue coating is very abnormal in color or unusually thick, it is recommended to go to the hospital immediately.

14 things you need to know about cancer prevention

1. Sudden weight loss: pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer or lung cancer.

2. Fever and fatigue: blood disease, etc.

3. Pain: bone cancer and testicular cancer, early cancer spread.

4. Abnormal skin changes: The shape, border and color of the mole change.

5. Changes in bowel habits or bladder dysfunction: frequent constipation or diarrhea, painful urination.

6. Oral cavity: white patches and white spots on the tongue.

7. Abnormal bleeding or secretions: blood in sputum, blood in urine, blood in stool; abnormal vaginal bleeding; blood in nipple secretions.

8. Growth or lumps in the breasts or other parts of the body.

9. Indigestion or difficulty swallowing.

10. Constant coughing or hoarseness: laryngeal cancer, lung cancer or vocal cord cancer.

11. Skin itching, crusting or bleeding.

12. The cold never gets better: persistent runny nose and bloody sputum.

13. Lower back pain, abdominal mass, and hematuria: kidney cancer.

14. Women experience swelling, dull pain in the lower abdomen, pelvic or abdominal pain, feeling of fullness, frequent and urgent urination, and changes in bowel habits (one of these symptoms occurs almost every day): gynecological tumors.