What are the special drugs for esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is one of the malignant tumors with a high incidence rate. It is mainly treated by drugs, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other methods. Drug treatment includes two categories: common Chinese medicine and chemotherapy drugs. Only when used properly can the patient's quality of life be greatly improved and the disease can be effectively controlled from developing into a malignant state. Let's take a closer look.

Common Chinese medicines for treating esophageal cancer

Traditional Chinese medicine has its own unique advantages in treating esophageal cancer. The advantage of traditional Chinese medicine in treating esophageal cancer is that it has a certain inhibitory effect on tumors, has no side effects, can improve human immunity, reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs, improve the quality of life of patients, and prolong survival time. Traditional Chinese medicine gives full play to its advantages for auxiliary treatment. Literature research has shown that some Chinese patent medicines can enhance the sensitivity of chemotherapy drugs, induce tumor cell apoptosis, inhibit cancer cell proliferation, reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis, such as: Shenyi Capsule, Mannan Peptide, Golden Sea Cucumber Jiuzheng Mixture, etc.

In addition, Chinese patent medicines can also be used alone, such as: Zhenxiang capsules, Kangcan Ping pills, Esophageal Ping powder, Huachansu oral liquid, Huachansu capsules, Donglingcao tablets, Donglingcao syrup, Brucea oil oral emulsion, Pingxiao capsules, etc. Patients with advanced pain can use Asafoetida Huapi paste and Toad venom analgesic paste; those with dysphagia can take: Jinsichuang Jiuzheng mixture, Shenlong pills, Esophageal Ping powder, etc. Chinese medicine plays an irreplaceable role in the treatment of esophageal cancer at all stages. It can control the disease and improve the quality of life of patients.

Chemotherapy drugs for esophageal cancer treated with Western medicine

Chemotherapy is a common method for treating esophageal cancer, especially an important treatment for advanced esophageal cancer, and it has a more direct inhibitory effect on tumors. Commonly used chemotherapy drugs for esophageal cancer in clinical practice include: mitomycin, 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, tegafur, etc. These drugs have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to evaluate which drug is the best drug for treating esophageal cancer. For example, cisplatin has the advantages of a broad anti-cancer spectrum and strong effects, but it is easy to cause kidney toxicity; mitomycin has a high efficacy, but the bone marrow suppression effect is also strong. In addition, no matter what kind of chemotherapy drug, it will cause damage to the human body. Most patients find it difficult to tolerate several courses of chemotherapy. Many esophageal cancer treatments are often combined with traditional Chinese medicine to relieve pain and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

Warm reminder: In clinical treatment, doctors often recommend surgical treatment for patients with esophageal cancer who are found in the early stage, so as to remove the tumor tissue as soon as possible to prevent metastasis and achieve radical cure. The surgical effect of such patients is also more obvious. However, if the patient is old, has poor cardiopulmonary function, is weak, has diabetes, has adhesions to adjacent tissues, has a special tumor location that is difficult to completely remove, or has metastasis of tumor tissue in the middle and late stages of esophageal cancer, then surgical treatment is not suitable.