Side effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a terrible disease, the harm caused by nasopharyngeal carcinoma to patients is also more serious, for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma this disease should be treated as soon as possible, to avoid causing more serious harm to the body, now I will tell you about the side effects of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.

Side effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

First: due to the particularity of radiotherapy, patients will inevitably have dry mouth during treatment. Most of the parotid gland tissue is covered by the radiation field in the general radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. After 1-2 times of irradiation, the patients feel swelling and pain in the parotid gland area, and it is difficult to open their mouth.

Second: under normal circumstances, patients will have oral or pharyngeal pain and dysphagia when radiotherapy is 20-30Gy (1 / 3 to 1 / 2 of the radical dose). With the increase of radiation dose, the symptoms became more and more serious.

Third: the examination showed that the oral cavity and pharyngeal cavity mucosa were hyperemia, bleeding erosion, and the formation of pseudo membrane. When the patient can tolerate it, he does not need intermittent radiotherapy, and is given a high vitamin and high protein diet to maintain oral hygiene.

matters needing attention

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma should have a positive and optimistic attitude to face and treat this disease. At the same time, they should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment. They can take some appropriate physical exercise to improve their physical fitness and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.