What are the methods of advanced treatment of esophageal cancer

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When esophageal cancer developed to the middle and advanced stage, the condition was not very optimistic. It was very important to control it as much as possible. One of my relatives left because of the delay in treatment, which was still in the middle stage. Let's take a look at the methods of advanced treatment of esophageal cancer.

What are the methods of advanced treatment of esophageal cancer

Method 1: operation is the first choice for the treatment of esophageal cancer. If the physical condition is good, and has good cardiopulmonary function reserve, no obvious signs of distant metastasis, patients can consider surgical treatment. 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.

Method 2: radiotherapy (1) combined treatment of radiotherapy and surgery can increase the resection rate and the 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. ② Radiotherapy alone is mostly used for cervical and upper thoracic esophageal cancer. The effect of surgical treatment for such patients is not very good, and it is easy to produce complications. It can also be used for patients who have surgical contraindications but the lesion time is not long, and the patients can tolerate radiotherapy.

Method 3: chemotherapy combined with 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

Because the narrow part of the esophagus in patients with cold food stimulation is very obvious, easy to cause esophageal spasm, vomiting, pain and other adverse digestive symptoms, usually in the diet must use light, easy to digest food.