How much does radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma cost

Radiotherapy is a treatment method that uses various types of radiation to irradiate tumors in order to inhibit or kill tumor cells. Currently, radiotherapy is the preferred treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Therefore, if nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients can master the self-care methods during radiotherapy, it can not only ensure the smooth progress of radiotherapy, but also reduce the economic burden, delay the progression of the disease, and improve the quality of life.

How much does chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer cost?

We cannot generalize about this issue because it is affected by many factors. It is not only related to the patient's own condition, but also to the hospital, experts and region chosen by the patient. Therefore, there is currently no uniform price.

It is recommended to adopt a combined treatment method to improve the immune anti-cancer ability, supplemented by traditional Chinese medicine conditioning. Traditional Chinese medicine in my country has a long history and is profound and can cure the root cause; in addition, the mentality is very important, don't be afraid or anxious, otherwise it will only aggravate the condition. If you can do this, you can significantly prolong the patient's life. Early treatment is obviously effective and can restore normal life; patients with mid-to-late stage metastasis can be improved by 5-20 years, or even longer. The key is that no surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy are required.

Dietary adjustments during chemotherapy are mainly aimed at helping increase appetite, reducing vomiting, helping the recovery of hematopoietic function, and improving liver and kidney function.

1. Increase appetite and reduce vomiting:

(1) People with spleen and stomach deficiency can choose to eat ginger, jujube, mustard greens, pepper, coriander, wild rice stem, onion, Chinese cabbage, pigeon, mutton, etc.;

(2) People with spleen deficiency and heat can choose to eat winter melon, white melon, white lentils, red beans, mung beans, wolfberries, celery, amaranth, lotus seeds, etc.

2. To restore hematopoietic function, you can choose to eat milk, eggs, pork liver, black chicken, placenta, red dates, black fungus, walnuts, black sesame, sea cucumber, hair algae, shark, etc.

3. To improve liver and kidney function, you can choose foods that cleanse and soften the liver, such as wolfberry, milk, carrots, lotus seeds, coix seed, Chinese yam, hawthorn, bitter melon, winter melon, bananas, watermelon, pomegranate, etc.

Radiotherapy may cause some tissue and organ damage, such as radiation inflammation of the oral cavity, esophagus, and lungs, resulting in dry mouth, dry tongue, decreased appetite, dry stools, etc. In terms of diet, it is advisable to nourish yin, promote the production of body fluids, and replenish qi, supplemented with foods that clear away heat and detoxify, and mainly eat light, easily digestible, and nutritious semi-liquid foods, such as winter melon, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, lotus root, bitter melon, and fresh meat. It is not advisable to fry, grill, or stir-fry, and use less or no spicy condiments.