What are the hazards of radiotherapy to patients with kidney cancer

Kidney cancer is a common malignant tumor disease. When facing the invasion of kidney cancer, patients first think of the three traditional treatments of surgery and chemotherapy. Due to the high risk of surgery, most patients choose chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the treatment of kidney cancer. Most of these patients understand that chemotherapy has side effects, but they do not know enough about the specific degree of harm to patients. The following is a detailed explanation for everyone.

1. The tolerance of normal kidney tissue to radiation is poorer than that of tumor tissue. The most common complications are radiation nephritis or radiation nephropathy. For example, radiotherapy for renal cancer may cause congestion, edema, ulcers or bleeding of the renal mucosa.

2. The acute phase reaction is that radiotherapy affects the proliferation and immune process of renal mucosal epithelial cells, causing mucosal congestion, edema, epithelial cell shedding, and ulcer formation.

3. The chronic stage is manifested by lesions of submucosal blood vessels and connective tissues, occlusive arteriovenitis may occur, and submucosal tissue thickens due to ischemic fibrosis. Submucosal tissue is replaced by scar tissue, vascular tissue is further reduced, and the renal wall thickens, which may cause renal stenosis, renal fistula, etc. In severe cases, renal obstruction. After multiple radiotherapy, rectal vaginal fistula occurs. The indications and radiation doses of radiotherapy must be strictly controlled.

Warm reminder: The above are the physical harms caused by radiotherapy to kidney cancer patients. I hope it can arouse patients' vigilance and choose safer and more effective treatment methods to effectively promote the treatment of kidney cancer, so as to avoid unnecessary harm to you. Finally, I wish you a speedy recovery.