Let me tell you about the Western medicine method of treating esophageal cancer

It is understood that most esophageal cancer patients choose Western medicine to treat esophageal cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine can only play an auxiliary role. The effect of completely curing esophageal cancer is not obvious, and the treatment time required is too long. So what are the methods of Western medicine to treat esophageal cancer ? The following will tell you about the methods of Western medicine to treat esophageal cancer.

Generally, Western medicine treats esophageal cancer by:

Radiation therapy

In recent years, radiotherapy has been widely used, that is, the indications are relatively wide, such as esophageal fistula, distant metastasis, obvious cachexia, and more serious heart, lung, and liver diseases. However, after years of clinical observation, it was found that radiotherapy is powerless for patients in the late stage.

Interventional treatment

With the development of medical technology, interventional therapy has gradually become a common method for treating esophageal cancer. This method refers to electrochemical interventional therapy, which can improve the patient's quality of life, enable the patient to survive with the tumor, and prolong the patient's life. However, if the patient has complete esophageal obstruction in the late stage, it means that there is no good treatment method that is effective for the patient, but it can be combined with particle stent technology, which can fundamentally have a therapeutic effect on the patient's condition.

Surgery

For a long time, surgical resection has been the traditional method of treating esophageal cancer, especially for early-stage patients, the treatment effect will be more obvious. However, since this method of treating esophageal cancer is somewhat traumatic, it is not very helpful for late-stage patients.

The above is an introduction to the common Western medicine methods for treating esophageal cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Patients should choose the right method for treating esophageal cancer according to their actual condition. They must not choose blindly, as it will have a great impact on the patient's condition.