Back pain after esophageal cancer surgery

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I have a friend who suffered from esophageal cancer due to long-term drinking alcohol. This disease is very difficult to treat. In addition to surgery and chemotherapy, drugs are also essential. Now let's talk about my friend's esophageal cancer surgery.

Back pain after esophageal cancer surgery

First, operation is the first choice for the treatment of esophageal cancer. If the general condition is good, the cardiopulmonary function reserve is good, and there is no obvious sign of distant metastasis, surgical treatment can be considered. 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.

Second, combined radiotherapy and surgery can increase the resection rate and 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, which is often difficult to operate

Third, the combination of chemotherapy and surgery, radiotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine can sometimes improve the curative effect, or relieve the symptoms and prolong the survival period of patients with esophageal cancer. But we should check the blood picture and liver and kidney function regularly, and pay attention to the drug reaction.

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Esophageal cancer is a common digestive tract tumor. About 300000 people die of esophageal cancer every year in the world. The incidence rate and mortality rate vary widely among countries. China is one of the high incidence areas of esophageal cancer in the world, with an average mortality of about 150000 people every year. Male is more than female, the age of onset is more than 40 years old. The typical symptom of esophageal cancer is progressive dysphagia, first difficult to swallow dry food, then semi liquid food, and finally water and saliva.