70-year-old man successfully defeated esophageal cancer through radiotherapy

Grandma Wu is 73 years old this year. She had difficulty swallowing without obvious cause six months ago. This phenomenon only occurred occasionally and did not affect her eating much, so she did not take it seriously. However, since the beginning of July this year, Grandma Wu had difficulty eating and even had difficulty swallowing. She also had pain in her throat. Grandma Wu did not want to come to the hospital at first, but she came to the hospital after her family's strong persuasion.

After being hospitalized on July 6, Grandma Wu underwent a number of tests. The CT results showed that Grandma Wu had mid-esophageal cancer and metastasis to the left paratracheal lymph nodes. Gastroscopy showed a cauliflower-like mass on the anterior wall of the esophagus 20 cm away from the incisors and esophageal stenosis. A biopsy was taken and the pathological report showed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and she was diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

Upon hearing the result, the family was very surprised and worried. They did not expect that a moment of carelessness would lead to such serious consequences. Grandma Wu felt that she was too old to be cured, so she insisted on being discharged from the hospital. The doctor told Grandma Wu that as long as she cooperated with the doctor's treatment and maintained a positive and optimistic attitude, she could be cured even at an old age, and at least the discomfort symptoms could be relieved. Finally, under the persuasion of the doctor and family, Grandma Wu accepted the treatment with a mentality of giving it a try.

On July 15, Grandma Wu received radiotherapy. Four days after the radiotherapy, her cough worsened and she developed sternal pain. She underwent an emergency blood test and chest CT scan, which showed hypoproteinemia and a small amount of pleural effusion. The doctor gave her symptomatic treatment with analgesics and albumin supplementation. On July 23, Grandma Wu underwent thoracentesis under local anesthesia and a drainage tube was placed, draining a small amount of pleural effusion. The next day, Grandma Wu told the doctor that her coughing symptoms had been alleviated a lot and the chest pain had disappeared, so the drainage tube was removed.

Grandma Wu cooperated with the doctor's treatment and took medicine every day. She has received radiotherapy for 2520cgy/14f/22d. The doctor found in the CT scan that the tumor has been significantly reduced and the enlarged lymph nodes at the thoracic entrance have also been much smaller than before.

When the doctor went to check on her, Grandma Wu was drinking porridge and looked in good spirits. She told the doctor that she had no problem eating now, and she no longer had a choking feeling and her throat no longer hurt. When the doctor told her the results of the reexamination, Grandma Wu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She said that she didn't expect that she could beat cancer at such an old age, and fortunately she received treatment at the beginning. Grandma Wu is still receiving treatment, her condition is recovering, and the situation is optimistic.