Can esophagus cancer be cured

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Esophageal cancer patients are particularly uncomfortable. They usually have abnormal pain, and they have a bad smell. Sometimes they need to take painkillers. My eldest brother-in-law was a patient with esophageal cancer. When he died, he was already suffering from pain. Let's talk about some knowledge about esophageal cancer!

Can esophagus cancer be cured

First of all: esophageal cancer patients can be cured, it is also uncertain, everyone's situation is different, the treatment results are not the same, men are more likely to have esophageal cancer than women, and generally esophageal cancer patients are more than 40 years old at the age of onset. And once the patient has esophageal cancer, he will slowly have the symptoms of progressive dysphagia. The patient is not only unable to swallow dry food, but also water and saliva.

Second: if the patient has esophageal cancer, then you can consider going to a regular hospital for surgery, and radical surgery is an effective method for the treatment of esophageal cancer. Moreover, the operation of esophageal cancer is suitable for patients with good general condition, and the patients who need operation need better cardiopulmonary function reserve.

Finally: some patients with inoperable esophageal cancer can be treated with radiotherapy, and combined with surgery for comprehensive treatment. Appropriate radiotherapy can not only reduce the pain, but also improve the long-term survival rate. It is suggested that patients should rest for four weeks before operation after preoperative radiotherapy.

matters needing attention

Early esophageal cancer patients often eat more difficult, difficult to swallow, to the middle and late, pharyngeal saliva have pain, patients need to be carefully distinguished from benign esophageal tumor, and some patients with achalasia will also have swallowing problems, can do barium swallow X-ray esophageal film distinction.