How long can old people esophagus cancer live

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My grandfather is more than 70 years old and nearly 80 years old. Some time ago, he always felt sick in his intestines and it was hard to swallow when he ate. After my parents sent him to the hospital, the doctor said it was esophageal cancer and the situation was not very good. My parents were very worried. Now let's talk about how long esophageal cancer can live in the elderly.

How long can old people esophagus cancer live

First, the problem of how long the elderly can live with esophageal cancer can not be generalized, it depends on the patient's age, physique, mentality, pathological staging of lung cancer, whether there is metastasis, surgical efficacy and other factors. As long as the risk of recurrence is successfully controlled, patients can have a long survival period.

Second: relatively speaking, the growth rate of tumor in the elderly will be relatively slow. The elderly are not suitable for chemotherapy, and mainly solve the problem of eating. If it is difficult to eat at present, duodenal nutrition tube implantation can be performed to ensure diet, and palliative radiotherapy can be performed according to the Constitution. It is suggested that individualized treatment should not be given up. As for how long one can live, it depends on the treatment performance. Many elderly patients do not die of the tumor itself, but may be complicated with other diseases, such as myocardial infarction and thrombosis.

Third: if the patient's condition has reached the middle and late stage, then we can choose the treatment of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine to make the body recover quickly, so as to prolong life. The most important factor for how long the disease can live is whether the choice of treatment is correct. For patients with early stage of the disease, the use of surgery for esophageal cancer is the best choice, because at this time, the patient's immunity is basically stable, which is very beneficial to the patient's physical recovery.

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There is no clear answer to the question of how long the elderly can live, which is related to the specific situation of each patient and the treatment. Therefore, patients must choose a correct and appropriate method to treat. Through treatment, the immunity of patients can be improved, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease, and may also prolong the survival period of patients.