Introduction to several effective treatments for esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is a very serious digestive tract tumor disease. Esophageal cancer patients often experience difficulty swallowing. What are the common treatments for esophageal cancer ? Here are some common treatments for esophageal cancer.

In general, common treatments for esophageal cancer include:

For the treatment of early esophageal cancer, surgical operation is the choice, and there are two types of surgery: palliative surgery and radical surgery. As the name suggests, palliative surgery cannot completely cure the disease, but only aims to prolong life. There are esophagogastric diversion, gastrostomy, esophageal catheterization, etc. Radical surgery is more effective in the early stage of esophageal cancer.

The radiation therapy for esophageal cancer is also divided into radical radiotherapy and palliative radiotherapy. It can be selected according to the severity of the esophageal cancer. The radiation dose and time are: usually 60Gy~70Gy/6~7 weeks for the tumor. But it is often accompanied by complications such as bleeding, perforation, and radiation myelopathy. The chemotherapy for esophageal cancer is generally used in the middle and late stages of esophageal cancer, and the drugs are mainly DDP and 5-FU. These are common Western medicine treatments for esophageal cancer.

The TCM treatment of esophageal cancer is suitable for any period and can be carried out together with other treatments for esophageal cancer. TCM believes that the root cause of esophageal cancer is weak yang qi and decreased body function. The TCM treatment of esophageal cancer should warm yang and replenish qi, support positive qi, and improve body function. Therefore, it is more far-reaching to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and provides TCM treatment prescriptions to soothe the liver and regulate qi, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soften and disperse nodules, strengthen the body and strengthen the foundation, clear away heat and detoxify, fight cancer and relieve pain, warm yang and replenish qi, etc.

The above is an introduction to the common treatment methods for esophageal cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Once you have esophageal cancer, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment immediately to avoid missing the best time for treatment.