Does esophagus cancer need radiotherapy after operation

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My mother-in-law was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last year. She had an operation a few days ago. The operation has lasted for more than ten days. After treatment, her condition has been controlled to a certain extent. Now let me share with you whether radiotherapy is needed after esophageal cancer operation.

Does esophagus cancer need radiotherapy after operation

First, if the staging is early, it is recommended to go to the surgery department to consider the possibility of surgery. For example, in the middle and late stages, radiotherapy and chemotherapy should be considered, but it is impossible to expect to take medicine effectively. Now, comprehensive treatment is advocated for cancer treatment, that is, the combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and different treatment schemes should be given according to different conditions. Now the tumor is generally found in the middle and late stage, it is difficult to cure.

Second, radiation reaction and injury of gastrointestinal system are common in chemotherapy. Acute radiation esophagitis, gastritis, enteritis and hepatitis may occur. Common clinical symptoms are pain behind sternum when swallowing, and a small amount of hematemesis can be seen. Due to the low immunity of patients after chemotherapy, cancer cells are more likely to metastasize, so at the same time of treatment, taking selenium Weikang chewable tablets to reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs. At the same time, eat more nutritious food. I wish the patient a speedy recovery.

Third: the general principle of dietary management is that the diet should be balanced, with proper proportion of calories, protein, carbohydrates, fatty acids, vitamins, inorganic salts, cellulose, trace elements and water. The daily food includes fresh milk, eggs, meat, soybean products, rice, noodles, Cereals, fresh vegetables, fruits, oil, sugar, salt, etc Light, cooked soft, easy to digest, eat less spicy food.

matters needing attention

Esophageal cancer disease will seriously hinder the patient's daily diet, so the patient's weight will drop sharply, serious patients can be cachexia, these are common symptoms of esophageal cancer, the chance of more symptoms, so we should pay attention in the future.