Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Uncle recently fell ill, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, see his nose is very uncomfortable every day, heard that throat is also very uncomfortable, eating more difficult. What are the treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma? Here is the relevant information I found:

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a systemic therapy, which has therapeutic effect on primary, metastatic and subclinical metastases. Therefore, it is mainly used for any patient suspected of distant metastasis or adjuvant chemotherapy after radiotherapy or surgery.

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: surgical treatment. The indication of surgical treatment is highly differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, that is, canceration which is not sensitive or resistant to radiotherapy, or local recurrence after radiotherapy. Contraindications were skull base bone destruction or parapharyngeal infiltration, cranial nerve damage or distant metastasis, liver and kidney dysfunction, poor general condition and intolerance to surgery. 　　

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is always the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The reason is that most nasopharyngeal carcinoma is poorly differentiated, highly sensitive to radiation, and the primary focus and cervical lymph drainage area are easily included in the radiation field. At present, the most effective and sure way is to use 60 Co teletherapy machine. However, the systemic and local side effects are obvious, so the radiation dose should be well controlled. The contraindications include extensive distant metastasis, acute infection, radiation-induced brain and spinal cord injury, and recurrence after radiotherapy is not suitable. 　

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For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, we can choose another clinical experimental treatment. Biotherapy is mainly to fight against cancer by improving human immune system. This method is also called immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is not one of the standard treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, so immunotherapy must be used under the mechanism of clinical trials. However, whether this treatment method can be selected or not still needs to be carried out under the guidance of doctors.