Side effects of chemotherapy on esophageal cancer

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Not long ago, my uncle had the symptoms of foreign body sensation in his throat, and he often coughed up blood. He went to the hospital for examination and found that it was esophageal cancer. He received several times of radiotherapy in the hospital. For patients with esophageal cancer, I will tell you about the side effects of esophageal cancer chemotherapy.

Side effects of chemotherapy on esophageal cancer

First, radiotherapy is an important method for the treatment of esophageal cancer, but it can produce many side effects, such as radiation dermatitis, radiation esophagitis, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation.

Second: esophageal cancer patients after radiotherapy, the skin may begin to become dry, in a period of time after the end of radiotherapy, most patients may gradually improve, usually in scrubbing, pay attention to the use of warm water and mild bath products.

Third: esophageal cancer radiotherapy is also a method of using radiation therapy, so it will inevitably lead to the reduction of the number of white blood cells and platelets in the body. After a course of treatment, it needs to delay about a week for other treatment.

matters needing attention

Patients with esophageal cancer should pay more attention to their diet at ordinary times, diversify their food choices as much as possible, and eat more foods with high protein, multi vitamins, low animal fat and easy digestion.