Side effects of tumor radiotherapy?

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Tumor radiotherapy is produced by using radiation, such as radioisotopes α、β、γ X-rays and X-rays, electron rays, proton beams and other particle beams produced by various X-ray therapeutic machines or accelerators are used to treat malignant tumors. So, what are the side effects of radiotherapy?

Side effects of tumor radiotherapy?

Fatigue: during radiotherapy, the human body expends a lot of energy for self-healing. Stress from disease, daily treatment and the effect of radiation on normal cells can lead to fatigue. Most people will feel tired after a few weeks of radiotherapy, and will feel more tired as the radiotherapy continues.

Skin: the skin of the treatment site is sensitive and looks red and wrinkled. A few weeks later, the patient's skin became dry due to radiation. The patient should tell the doctor about these symptoms, and the doctor will make suggestions to eliminate your discomfort. A few weeks after radiotherapy, most of the skin reactions will be eliminated. In some cases, the skin will be slightly darker than before.

Alopecia: radiotherapy can cause alopecia (alopecia) at the treatment site. For example, if you have treatment for your hip, your hair won't fall off. However, if you have radiation therapy on your head, it will cause some or all of the hair on your scalp to fall off. Many patients know that their hair will grow back after treatment, but they still have a hard time adapting to hair loss. The amount of hair that grows depends on the dose of radiation the patient receives and the form of radiation used. For example, if radiotherapy is to relieve symptoms, your hair will grow out slowly; But if the purpose of radiation therapy is to cure cancer, your hair won't grow out, which means that you have achieved the effect of treatment.

matters needing attention

Radiotherapy diet, which is a very big field, is also the content that many patients consult with us in clinic. In fact, radiotherapy itself is a kind of injury. In traditional Chinese medicine, radiation is equivalent to a kind of fever. Since it is a kind of fever, it also has damage and consumption. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to increase some energy with high utilization rate. It is mainly carbohydrate based, that is to say, energy can be absorbed and utilized without mobilizing too much metabolism. It is mainly food that is easy to digest and absorb.