How can patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma prevent recurrence

Various diseases emerge in our lives, often catching people off guard. Nasopharyngeal cancer is one of the most common diseases. Since this disease is extremely harmful, once it occurs, it will directly threaten the patient's life and health. In addition, many nasopharyngeal cancer patients have relapsed, and the recurrence rate is relatively high. Therefore, in life, we must actively prevent nasopharyngeal cancer and stay away from the harm of rhinitis as much as possible.

Effective measures to prevent recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma:

1. If you have nasopharyngeal disease, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

If you find blood in your nasal discharge or blood in your nasal discharge after sneezing, or if you have unexplained swollen lymph nodes in the neck or fluid in the middle ear, you should have a detailed nasopharyngeal examination in a timely manner.

2. Lifestyle Adjustment

People with nasopharyngeal cancer should avoid physical overwork: heavy physical labor, staying up late, excessive physical exercise, etc., which can cause the body's internal environment to become unbalanced, reduce resistance, and promote cancer recurrence or metastasis. During treatment, attention should be paid to local hygiene, gargle several times a day, and perform nasopharyngeal irrigation when necessary. Avoid tooth extraction within one year.

3. Try to avoid breathing in harmful fumes, such as kerosene lamp gas, insecticide aerosols, etc., and actively quit smoking and drinking.

4. Pay attention to climate changes, prevent colds, keep your nose and throat clean, and avoid viral infections.

5. Diet adjustment

The diet should be balanced, with more vegetables and fruits, less or no salted fish, pickles, smoked meat, cured meat and other foods containing nitrosamines. Spicy and dry foods and excessive drinking are not suitable. Especially for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, dry mouth and throat, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting are common. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this is due to deficiency of qi and yin, and excessive heat and toxicity. Spicy and dry foods should be avoided. The diet should be light, and foods that are easy to digest, nutritious and delicious should be selected.

The above is about "How to effectively prevent the recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. After understanding the above medical knowledge, we should pay attention to the prevention methods according to the above measures in life, and actively and effectively do a good job in the prevention of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. I hope it can be helpful to everyone.