How should nasopharyngeal cancer be prevented and what is the patient's diet?

Disease prevention is the most important thing. Prevention is more important than treatment. If the prevention of nasopharyngeal cancer is done well, a lot of pain will be reduced. How should nasopharyngeal cancer be prevented? What is the diet of patients?

How to prevent nasopharyngeal cancer?

In people's daily lives, it is very beneficial to take preventive measures in the following aspects.

1. Avoid being exposed to heavily polluted external air as much as possible. Because the nasopharynx is the only way for external air to enter the lungs, harmful gases first invade the nasopharynx before entering the lungs.

2. Quit smoking and drinking.

3. Pay attention to your diet structure, don't be picky eaters, eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods that contain a lot of vitamins. Eat less or no salted fish, pickled meat, etc.

What is the patient's diet?

1. During radiotherapy, nasopharyngeal cancer patients should drink plenty of water, light beverages, juice, milk, etc. The staple food should be semi-liquid or soft food, and the side dishes should include more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially carrots, water chestnuts, white radishes, tomatoes, lotus roots, white pears, oranges, lemons, hawthorns and other fruits.

2. During the radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the diet should be supplemented with food. Foods that are greasy, heavy, fatty, and rich should be used less. Foods with the effect of resolving phlegm and dispersing knots can be used, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc. When symptoms of liver fire such as dizziness, deafness, bitter mouth, irritability, etc. occur, it is advisable to choose products that clear the liver and relieve heat, nourish yin and suppress yang to alleviate the symptoms, such as chrysanthemum tea, fried cassia seed coffee, kuding tea, day lily, bitter melon, wolfberry seedlings, plums, abalone, mustard greens, etc.

3. During radiotherapy, most nasopharyngeal cancer patients suffer from insufficient qi and blood, toxic fire inflammation, and poor appetite. Therefore, during radiotherapy, the diet should stimulate appetite and increase intake, which is the fundamental measure to ensure treatment. Therefore, it is advisable to choose foods that are easy to digest, nutritious, and good in color, aroma, and taste, such as porridge, soup, soup, juice, etc.

It is very important to prevent nasopharyngeal cancer. We must pay attention to the prevention methods mentioned above in our daily lives. Only by preventing the disease can we completely alleviate the pain.