The hazards of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer patients

There are only three options for treating pancreatic cancer: surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. However, radiotherapy and chemotherapy bring great harm and side effects to patients both physically and mentally.

Side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy: Radiotherapy can easily cause patients to become depressed, have a decreased appetite, become weak and tired, and may even cause symptoms such as skin itching, ulcers, and damage to the oral mucosa, which can seriously damage the health of cancer patients during treatment.

Chemotherapy can cause physical weakness, decreased immune function, bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal disorders, etc., which can lead to adverse reactions such as decreased appetite, reduced food intake, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, etc. More seriously, it can damage the patient's major organs such as the liver and kidneys.

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Some foods can help reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. After four years of research, scientists at the University of Southern California found that fasting-based cancer treatment can reduce side effects when increasing chemotherapy doses, thereby greatly improving the effectiveness of cancer treatment. This method has now passed animal experiments.

A research team led by Italian anti-aging biologist Walter Longo found that after a patient's body has been fasting for 48 hours, healthy cells will concentrate their limited energy on survival, making them more resistant to the power of chemotherapy than cancer cells.