Side effects of radiotherapy on gastric cancer

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My grandfather just did lung cancer surgery soon, now is doing radiotherapy treatment, now its side effects are very big, almost nothing to eat, always nausea and vomiting, but also abdominal distension and abdominal pain symptoms, many people do surgery, do not want to do radiotherapy, feel that side effects do too much harm to people, so where are these side effects? Now let me give you an analysis.

Side effects of radiotherapy on gastric cancer

First of all, the side effects of chemotherapy for gastric cancer are really great, such as decreased immunity: radiotherapy and chemotherapy will damage the immune function; digestive disorders: loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation; radiotherapy and chemotherapy will cause bone marrow suppression, characterized by decreased white blood cells and platelets, and even red blood cells and hemoglobin;

Secondly, it will cause some damage to the body, cardiotoxicity: some chemotherapy drugs can produce cardiotoxicity, damage myocardial cells, patients with palpitations, palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms, and even heart failure; hepatotoxicity: almost all chemotherapy drugs can cause liver damage, mild liver dysfunction, liver discomfort, severe can lead to toxic Hepatitis; nephrotoxicity: some high-dose chemotherapy drugs can cause renal function damage and low back pain, renal discomfort, etc.

Finally, the reason for the side effects of chemotherapy is that the purpose of chemotherapy is to kill tumor cells, and the stronger the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapy drugs, the greater the dosage, the stronger the killing effect on tumor cells, Therefore, the killing effect of chemotherapy drugs on tumor cells and normal cells (such as hematopoietic cells, immune cells, gastrointestinal cells, liver and kidney cells) is the same, which leads to serious side effects of chemotherapy.

matters needing attention

When suffering from gastric cancer, we should pay more attention to the diet, especially some foods that are especially suitable for patients with gastric cancer. Fresh vegetables, fruits and foods containing vitamin A, B and e should be appropriately increased in the intake of milk, milk and protein, so as to protect the gastric mucosa. Eat less or no pickles, avoid smoking and fried food. No moldy food, no smoking and drinking.