Briefly introduce the radiotherapy for esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer radiotherapy is one of the treatment methods for esophageal cancer. Many people may not know about this treatment method for esophageal cancer. It is necessary for everyone to learn more about the relevant knowledge of esophageal cancer treatment. Now, let the experts introduce esophageal cancer radiotherapy to everyone, hoping to help everyone better understand esophageal cancer radiotherapy.

1. Radiotherapy alone

Generally speaking, radiotherapy for esophageal cancer alone is more suitable for patients who are contraindicated for surgery but whose tumors are still localized, who do not have extreme dysphagia, or for patients whose esophageal cancer in the neck and upper chest is difficult to operate on and whose surgical treatment is poor, so that the condition can be effectively alleviated.

II. Combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy

According to relevant experts, it has been found that the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for esophageal cancer can effectively control the primary lesions and metastatic lesions, and it is suggested that chemotherapy drugs have the effect of radiosensitization and can produce a synergistic effect of killing tumor cells.

III: Intracavitary radiotherapy

Generally speaking, the primary esophageal lesion cannot be controlled due to insufficient radiation dose in the intracavitary cancer area; or the heart, lung tissue, spinal cord, etc. cannot tolerate higher doses, which restricts the increase of external radiation dose. In order to solve this problem, intracavitary radiotherapy was developed, which is mainly used in conjunction with radical external radiation and radical radiotherapy for carcinoma in situ, and has its own indications and contraindications for treatment.

IV: Combination of treatment and traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that radiation from radiotherapy for esophageal cancer can cause toxic heat in the patient's body, damage yin, deplete vital energy, cause imbalance of qi and blood, and cause indigestion. Therefore, Chinese medicine should be used in combination with treatment.

The above content is the radiotherapy for esophageal cancer introduced by experts. Please pay attention to it. I hope it will be helpful to you. If you have other questions about radiotherapy for esophageal cancer, please consult online experts who will give you detailed answers.