Which method treats nasopharyngeal carcinoma best

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that occurs in nasopharyngeal mucosa. The key to the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is early detection and treatment. The treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a topic that many patients want to understand, and many people want to know what method to use to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Today, let's introduce the treatment methods of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Which method treats nasopharyngeal carcinoma best

Method 1: radiotherapy is the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. At present, it is found that radiotherapy is the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The reason is that most nasopharyngeal carcinoma are poorly differentiated, highly sensitive to radiation, and the primary focus and cervical lymph drainage area are easily included in the radiation field. Since 1940s, deep X-ray radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been carried out in China. From 1950s to 1960s, 60Co external radiotherapy has been carried out, and the combined large field irradiation for nasopharynx and neck has been changed to small field irradiation, which has reduced the radiation response and improved the survival rate.

Method 2: surgical treatment (1) indication is not the main treatment method, only in a few cases. The indications are as follows: nasopharyngeal localized lesions do not subside or recur after radiotherapy. Neck lymph node dissection is feasible for patients with metastatic lymph nodes in the neck, which do not subside after radiotherapy and present as an active solitary mass. (2) the contraindications were skull base bone destruction or parapharyngeal infiltration, brain nerve damage or distant metastasis. Patients with poor general condition or poor liver and kidney function. There are other surgical contraindications.

Method 3: radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy can be used for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It has been reported that the effect of combination therapy is better than that of single therapy.

matters needing attention

It is very important to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients as soon as possible, but the correct diet and habits are also very important, which is very helpful to improve the treatment effect and quality of life. The role of diet is mainly to alleviate the side effects of Western medicine treatment, but also can increase the patient's immunity.