Can Tumor Patient Eat Edible Bird’s Nest?
There is a saying that tumor patients can’t eat edible bird’s nest. That’s because edible bird’s nest is a rich nurture, especially rich in animal albumen and plentiful growth factor. When patients take in edible bird’s nest, these rich nurture would become the best nutrition to the muscular tumor cells, that is to say, this helps the existence of muscular tumor and is harmful to the patient. It’s said that in some hospitals, people’s taking edible bird’s nest to tumor patients is forbidden.
Views of the experts: Dr. Peng ，who is now working in Modern Hospital Guangzhou in China with a master’s degree on oncology, says there is no such regulation of forbidding the taking of edible bird’s nest to tumor patients and he has never heard of such regulations in other hospitals. The health condition of tumor patients is not so well as to others, so they need appropriate nutrition for tonification. Over tonification does no good to their health.
Dr. Peng Xiaochi also says that the edible bird’s nest benefits the cell division and growth indeed, meanwhile we can’t ignore that it can also enhance people’s immunity. Tumor patients need nutrition to strengthen their body resistance. Now there is no relevant evidence for proving edible bird’s nest’s side effect on cancer cell, but it’s widely convinced of its effect on immunity growth. In Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, edible bird’s nest is not forbidden for tumor patients. Meanwhile, it now is widely used among men and women, old and young, and even among pregnant women. The only thing we need to pay attention to is that those who suffer from diarrhea and disgorging, thick libngual fur, humid heat, excessive phlegm and from sick of intestine and stomach should not eat temporarily. Also, its utility of Sufficiency-Syndrome (traditional Chinese medical category) is not as well as that of Deficiency-Syndrome (traditional Chinese medical category)，because it has a better effect on Deficiency-Syndrome (traditional Chinese medical category)，especially on improving Yin.
