How to treat the sequelae of chemotherapy for lymphoma

Lymphoma is a common malignant tumor, and its occurrence seriously threatens the patient's health. Therefore, early detection and early treatment are necessary for the treatment of lymphoma. Radiotherapy is a commonly used treatment for lymphoma, which can directly kill cancer cells and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. It has significant short-term effects, but it also has serious side effects, which seriously harm the patient's body. So how to solve the sequelae of radiotherapy for lymphoma?

Lymphoma radiotherapy sequelae:

1. General reactions: may manifest as loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, dizziness, low immune function, etc.

2. Gastrointestinal reactions: may manifest as nausea, vomiting, indigestion, epigastric discomfort, abdominal distension, diarrhea, etc.

3. Blood picture reaction: It may be manifested as a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the peripheral blood, thrombocytopenia and other bone marrow suppression phenomena.

4. Local reactions: Since different tissues in the body have different tolerance to radiation, and the type, dose, and irradiation area of ​​radiation are also different, the performance of each tissue is also inconsistent.

How to solve the sequelae of radiotherapy for lymphoma? The correct diet during radiotherapy can reduce the toxic side effects of chemotherapy, consolidate the condition, and at the same time alleviate symptoms and control the progression of the disease. The diet of lymphoma patients is as follows:

1. Pay attention to eating more fresh vegetables and fruits containing vitamin C, such as green, yellow, asparagus, carrots and red vegetables, as well as black fungus, which can block the formation of cancer cells.

2. Avoid spicy, frozen, raw or fried food, drinking alcohol or smoking. Eat light and easy-to-digest food.

3. Cancer consumes a lot of nutrition from patients, so they must be provided with sufficient calories, protein and vitamins to maintain their nutrition. The diet should be diverse and easy to digest, and they should eat more high-quality protein-containing milk, eggs, fish, meat, poultry and soy products.

4. Do not eat unclean raw food, tobacco, alcohol, strong tea, coffee. Encourage patients to drink more water, especially sugar and salt water, to prevent sweating and dehydration and hypovolemic shock, and eat more honey, bananas, etc. to prevent dry stools from causing anal fissures and perianal infections.

How to solve the sequelae of radiotherapy for lymphoma? Radiotherapy for lymphoma is a local treatment and cannot completely eliminate cancer cells in the patient's body, and it also damages the patient's immune function. Dietary care during radiotherapy can only improve some of the patient's symptoms and physical condition. It is recommended that patients use traditional Chinese medicine consolidation treatment after radiotherapy, which can completely kill cancer cells in the patient's body, repair the patient's disordered internal environment, and prevent recurrence and metastasis. At the same time, it can improve the digestive tract dysfunction caused by radiotherapy, improve various discomfort symptoms caused by radiotherapy, improve the quality of life, and prolong the life cycle.

Because Chinese medicine has little toxicity and side effects, it will not harm the patient's physical condition or digestive tract function. The choice of treatment method for lymphoma must be based on the patient's specific situation. For example, some patients are not suitable for surgical treatment, and some patients cannot withstand radiotherapy and chemotherapy. They can also choose Chinese medicine treatment. However, Chinese medicine treatment for lymphoma is basically suitable for every patient, has good efficacy, and is of great help in prolonging the patient's survival.

The essence of TCM triple balance therapy is: grasp the key pathogenesis of "deficiency", "stasis" and "toxicity", take a comprehensive approach, adopt the three major countermeasures of "strengthening the body", "dredging" and "removing toxins", focus on the use of drugs, and use drugs based on the specific conditions of the patients to diagnose and treat the three aspects of strengthening the body, tonifying deficiency, dredging and removing blood stasis, and attacking toxins and removing toxins, so as to achieve the fundamental purpose of regulating the balance of the body's yin and yang, qi and blood, and the physiological functions of the internal organs.

The triple balanced therapy does not affect Western medicine surgery and chemotherapy, and can prevent metastasis and recurrence after surgery. The use of Chinese medicine during chemotherapy has a synergistic anti-cancer effect, and at the same time can enhance the sensitivity to chemical drugs and improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.

The above is a brief introduction about "How to treat the sequelae of chemotherapy for lymphoma". I hope it helps you. In addition to necessary dietary care after radiotherapy, lymphoma patients are recommended to cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, which can effectively improve the patient's quality of life and improve the efficacy.