How many times can nasopharyngeal cancer be treated with radiotherapy

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In 2008 as nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, more than a year later review, the result is recurrence and metastasis to the lung. According to the doctor's judgment, it is bone metastasis, because the patient's teeth have been difficult to chew. Today, let me learn how many times radiotherapy can be used for hypopharyngeal cancer

How many times can nasopharyngeal cancer be treated with radiotherapy

First, radiotherapy is a good method for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Because parotid and salivary glands are within the irradiation range, the function of costal and salivary glands is inhibited after radiotherapy. The secretion of glands in the oral cavity is reduced, the self-cleaning effect of the oral cavity is disappeared, and the symptoms of dry mouth, sore throat and oral ulcer are often found. In order to relieve the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a drinking bottle can be prepared to moisten the oral cavity. The daily drinking volume is more than 250ml. Honeysuckle and Ophiopogon japonicus are often used to soak the oral mucosa.

Second, self psychological counseling is also a common treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Usually, a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma will start radiotherapy before he has time to adjust his mind. With the emergence of side effects of radiotherapy, patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma may be depressed, pessimistic and lose confidence in treatment. During this period, my mood fluctuated from high to low. I often asked myself, I didn't do anything immoral. Why did I get this unfortunate disease? I felt desperate from time to time, or I was thinking about the future in my mind.

Third: when this disease occurs, it will cause epistaxis in patients, and it will also lead to nose pain in patients, with many harmful consequences. Therefore, we need to pay attention to the occurrence of this disease as soon as possible, and pay attention to avoid colds, rest more and treat as soon as possible, so as to avoid causing more impact, and patients should be cured as soon as possible, so as not to cause more pain Bitter.

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Many patients with throat cancer after the diet will become the biggest problem, because eating will be sore throat and then difficult to swallow. In addition, the treatment is generally surgical treatment, can quickly and effectively relieve the pain of patients, and diet needs to be light, try to eat more liquid food.