How to treat esophageal cancer

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My cousin said that one of her friends was suffering from esophageal cancer. She was very thin, especially her face was almost sunken. She had been in the hospital hoping to control the disease through effective treatment. The doctor also gave the treatment according to the situation. Now let me talk about how to treat esophageal cancer.

How to treat esophageal cancer

First, operation is the first choice for the treatment of esophageal cancer. If the general condition is good, the cardiopulmonary function reserve is good, and there is no obvious sign of distant metastasis, surgical treatment can be considered. In general, cervical cancer length < 3cm, upper thoracic cancer length < 4cm, lower thoracic cancer length < 5cm are more likely to be resected. However, some tumors are not too large but can not be resected because of their close adhesion to the main organs such as aorta and trachea. For larger squamous cell carcinoma, the possibility of resection is not estimated, but the patient's general condition is good, preoperative radiotherapy can be used first, and surgery can be performed after the tumor size is reduced.

Second, combined radiotherapy and surgery can increase the resection rate and long-term survival rate. After preoperative radiotherapy, it is more appropriate to rest for 3-4 weeks before operation. The residual cancer tissue that is not completely removed during the operation should be marked with metal, and the postoperative radiotherapy should be started 3-6 weeks after the operation.

Third: the combination of chemotherapy and surgery, or combined with radiotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine, can sometimes improve the curative effect, or relieve the symptoms of patients with esophageal cancer and prolong the survival period. But we should check the blood picture and liver and kidney function regularly, and pay attention to the drug reaction.

matters needing attention

Once it has something to do with cancer, we all know that treatment is not so easy, and many patients have lost their lives because of cancer. Therefore, reasonable treatment of cancer is very important. I hope you don't believe in small advertisements to avoid delaying disease treatment. You should go to regular hospitals for treatment.