What should you pay attention to in your diet for nasopharyngeal cancer

There are many things that nasopharyngeal cancer patients need to pay attention to after treatment, and diet is one of them. Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer must quit smoking, and they can also consume some anti-cancer foods, such as mushrooms and garlic.

1. Eat more foods that have anti-cancer effects, such as mushrooms, black fungus, garlic, seaweed, mustard and royal jelly.

2. Choose a nutritious, easy to digest, less irritating, low-fat diet, and combine it with foods that have the functions of softening and dispersing lumps, soothing the liver and regulating qi, such as hawthorn, malt, coix seed rice, shepherd's purse, ophiopogon, costus root, angelica, astragalus, honeysuckle, kelp, and laver.

3. Patients with advanced cancer should supplement vitamins: eating more foods rich in vitamins A and C can effectively prevent cell malignancy and spread, increase epithelial cell stability, increase white blood cells, etc.; vitamin E can promote cell division and delay cell aging; vitamin B1 can promote patients' appetite; such as fresh vegetables, fruits, sesame oil, cereals, beans, etc.

4. In the late stage of cancer, the diet should be diversified, and attention should be paid to color, aroma, taste and shape to promote the patient's appetite; food should be cooked by steaming, boiling and stewing. Eat less or no fried, greasy and other indigestible foods, and spicy and stimulating foods such as onions, ginger, garlic and peppers, and avoid smoking and drinking.

Contraindications:

1. Pay attention to oral hygiene and rinse your mouth frequently. Avoid tooth extraction for one year.

2. Eat less salty, smoked, grilled and pickled foods.

3. Eat a balanced diet and eat more vegetables and fruits.

4. Avoid eating foods that are too dry or rough.

5. Quit smoking and drinking, and avoid spicy and irritating foods.

6. The diet during radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma should be easy to digest, fresh and delicious, and rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and amino acids, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc.