Long-term illness should be guarded against major diseases

Autumn and winter are the peak seasons for respiratory diseases. Due to the dry weather and large temperature differences, respiratory infections, coughs, throat discomfort, foreign body sensation and other symptoms are very likely to occur.

Mr. Li, 50 years old, is now hospitalized for nasopharyngeal cancer treatment. Since the disease was discovered late, the treatment effect is not ideal. The doctor has performed nasopharyngeal cryosurgery and radiotherapy on Mr. Li. However, after the treatment, it was found that the cancer has metastasized to multiple places. He is now undergoing treatment of the metastatic lesions and systemic nutritional supplements.

Mr. Li experienced throat discomfort, a foreign body sensation, and a sense of obstruction last winter, and went to the hospital for treatment. Because it was the peak season for respiratory diseases at that time, many patients came to the hospital for treatment every day. The doctor only performed a simple examination and diagnosed him with abnormal throat sensation, and gave him corresponding medication, but Mr. Li's symptoms did not ease after taking the medication.

However, this did not attract Mr. Li's attention. After the autumn of this year, Mr. Li felt that his symptoms were getting worse, so he went to a larger hospital for examination. After the doctor asked him about his condition in detail, he asked him to do a nasopharyngeal endoscopy, which showed that the top mucosa of the nasopharynx was slightly rough, but no obvious neoplasms were found. He then did a nasopharyngeal biopsy, and the pathological examination was negative.

So the doctor admitted Mr. Li to the hospital for treatment, but at this time it had been more than a year since the first discovery of nasopharyngeal symptoms, and the best time for treatment had been seriously missed. Therefore, people are reminded that if they find nasopharyngeal discomfort that does not heal for a long time, they should be alert to the occurrence of nasopharyngeal cancer.