Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer should eat more figs

Radiotherapy is one of the commonly used treatments for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma often experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and nutritional metabolism disorders after radiotherapy because radiation can cause damage to the oral mucosa, salivary glands, etc.

Fig, also known as Wenxian fruit, milk berry, Yingri fruit, Pinxian fruit, etc., is sweet and mild in nature. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, clearing away heat, moistening the intestines, detoxifying and reducing swelling. In the "Bianmin Tuzuan", there are records about using figs to treat nasal, pharyngeal and throat diseases. Figs contain high levels of fructose, fruit acid, protein, vitamins, inorganic salts, essential amino acids for the human body and other ingredients. They have the effects of nourishing, moistening the intestines, strengthening the spleen, and appetizing. They are beneficial to supplement the nutrients needed by the human body and enhance the body's disease resistance. In addition, figs can inhibit the protein synthesis of cancer cells, causing cancer cells to lose nutrition and die.

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy should eat figs regularly, which can stimulate saliva secretion, nourish the spleen and stomach, and promote nutrient absorption, thereby achieving an auxiliary therapeutic effect and relieving dry mouth and other gastrointestinal symptoms after radiotherapy.