What should brain cancer patients pay attention to in self-care

Improving the quality of life of brain cancer patients requires the coordination of treatment and care. So, how should brain cancer patients take care of themselves in daily life?

1. Adjust your mood and maintain an optimistic attitude. A good attitude is not only conducive to controlling the disease, but also helps to improve the patient's quality of life.

2. Eat healthy and drink water in moderation. Brain cancer patients should eat a healthy diet to strengthen their physical fitness and immunity. Patients with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and cerebral edema should limit their water intake and conduct regular electrolyte checks to prevent water and sodium retention from aggravating cerebral edema.

3. According to the degree of recovery of the disease, patients can appropriately participate in some work within their ability, realize their own value from work, enhance their desire to survive, and make themselves happy, but they should pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

4. When resting, patients should pay attention to adjusting their body position, raising their heads appropriately, and avoiding twisting of the neck or compression of the chest to facilitate intracranial venous blood return.

5. Keep the airway open, clear respiratory secretions in time, and give oxygen regularly if conditions permit. Try to avoid coughing, retching and constipation.

6. Try to reduce the occurrence of brain trauma, protect the head, and reduce the time of using mobile phones. Although there is no sufficient evidence to show that mobile phone radiation is directly related to brain tumors, patients should use mobile phones less, try not to chat on the phone for a long time, and stay away from mobile phone radiation.

7. Brain tumor patients may lose hair during radiotherapy. Patients should be mentally prepared, comb their hair gently, wash their hair less often, wear a sun hat when going out, etc.

8. Brain tumor patients with anemia should first treat the anemia and then undergo radiotherapy. During radiotherapy, blood counts should be checked regularly. If the blood count is abnormal, radiotherapy should be suspended.