How long can you live with advanced esophageal cancer

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After my grandfather diagnosed advanced esophageal cancer, he had been treated for a year and a half. Recently, he became serious. He had been given intravenous drip for 40 days, accompanied by cough and bloody sputum. If you can't swallow something, you will vomit after drinking some water. Eating something everyday is like coughing. It's already too thin. Take nutrition injections every day. How long can I live depends on the treatment and usual eating habits. I'd like to share with you my grandfather's experience in order to prolong his life.

How long can you live with advanced esophageal cancer

First: diet, esophageal cancer patients with mild dysphagia, can be given semi liquid food, food should be high protein, high calorie, high vitamin.

Second: surgical treatment, if the general condition is good, have good cardiopulmonary function reserve, no obvious signs 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.

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

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There is no specific time for this, which needs to be decided according to the patient's own constitution and the treatment method. Survival depends on the severity of the patient's condition and the sensitivity of the body to drugs, as well as the reasonable treatment plan. Everyone is different. It is recommended to adopt the dynamic therapy of traditional Chinese medicine and take Chinese herbal medicine to relieve symptoms and pain and prolong life