Selenium supplementation can reduce the side effects of radiotherapy in patients with liver cancer

Liver cancer patients will experience side effects after chemotherapy. Studies have found that selenium supplementation can reduce the side effects of radiotherapy in liver cancer patients.

Selenium boosts immunity

Organs such as lymph nodes, liver, and spleen have high levels of selenium, and these tissues contain a large number of immune cells. Therefore, selenium supplementation can effectively improve the immunity of patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, allowing them to complete radiotherapy and chemotherapy smoothly.

Selenium can reduce toxicity and resistance of chemotherapy drugs

Taking larger doses of selenium before and after chemotherapy can reduce side effects such as leukopenia, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, severe hair loss, and nephrotoxicity, and help to reasonably increase the dose of chemotherapy drugs; with long-term chemotherapy, malignant tumor cells are prone to develop drug resistance. Supplementing with high doses of selenium while using chemotherapy drugs can significantly reduce the resistance of malignant tumor cells to chemotherapy drugs, so that they always remain sensitive to chemotherapy drugs, making the treatment effect better.

Selenium can remove harmful free radicals

Selenium is a strong antioxidant. Liver cancer patients can take large doses of selenium supplementation during radiotherapy to quickly improve the body's antioxidant capacity, eliminate harmful free radicals, reduce the side effects of radiotherapy, and help patients complete chemotherapy smoothly.

Tips: It should be noted that although selenium can effectively resist the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, you should be cautious when choosing selenium supplements. Do not take large doses of selenium during chemotherapy to avoid selenium poisoning.