Effect of radiotherapy alone on esophageal cancer

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Due to diet, more and more people are suffering from esophageal cancer. However, we all know that the symptoms of cancer are not obvious in the early stage, which brings great difficulty to the treatment. Patients with this disease should be treated as soon as possible. Now I will share with you the effect of radiotherapy alone for esophageal cancer.

Effect of radiotherapy alone on esophageal cancer

First of all: each patient is suitable for the use of radiotherapy dose and frequency are different, generally the same part of a certain dose, even if the lesion still exists or recurrence, can not be radiotherapy again.

Secondly, the time required for a course of radiotherapy for esophageal cancer mainly depends on the nature of the tumor. In addition, the time of the lesion, the purpose of treatment, the patient's physical condition and other factors also affect the length of the course of radiotherapy.

Finally: radical radiotherapy with radiotherapy as the main treatment method takes a long time, generally 6-7 weeks; palliative radiotherapy with late lesions takes a short time, generally 3-5 weeks; preoperative radiotherapy for improving resection rate and reducing recurrence generally takes 4-5 weeks; postoperative radiotherapy for consolidating therapeutic effect generally takes 5-6 weeks.

matters needing attention

For patients with esophageal cancer, we should have a positive and optimistic attitude to the treatment of this disease, and actively cooperate with the treatment. Chemotherapy will produce some toxic and side effects. We can eat more selenium containing foods, such as selenium Weikang, selenium malt and vitamins, which can effectively reduce the late pain, promote the appetite of patients, help the body recover and prolong the survival period.