What are the life care after nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment

What are the daily care after nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment? What symptoms will occur if the cancer recurs after treatment?

1. Oral care for nasopharyngeal cancer patients: Pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush, and rinse your mouth with saline or Dobel's solution. It is best to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth after meals and before going to bed. Before radiotherapy, you must clean your teeth and treat dental diseases to avoid a decrease in local resistance after radiotherapy. If you extract your teeth, it will cause extensive bone necrosis.

2. Nasopharyngeal care for nasopharyngeal cancer patients: Keep the nasopharyngeal cavity clean and rinse the nasal cavity twice a day. Eye and ear care: Pay attention to the cleanliness and protection of the ears and eyes. You can use anti-infection eye drops, tetracycline, erythromycin eye ointment, etc. If the eyes cannot be closed, cover them with gauze at night.

3. Diet for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: mainly to improve the nutritional status of patients, reduce the consumption of the tumor itself and the consumption during radiotherapy, so as to ensure that patients can successfully complete the radiotherapy plan. The diet should be balanced, eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat less oil, light, high protein, high calories, high vitamins, and more iron. Avoid smoking and drinking, and avoid irritation of the oral and nasal mucosa. After radiotherapy, if the food is tasteless or has a peculiar smell and the oral mucosa reacts, patients should be encouraged to eat small meals frequently. If the oral reaction is severe, a semi-liquid diet should be given and drinking more water is encouraged.

4. Nursing for nasopharyngeal bleeding: Keep calm and report to the doctor for emergency treatment. Make the patient lie flat; give fluid and blood transfusion, prepare oxygen and sputum suction device, place ice pack on the upper part of the nose, drip a large amount of hemostatic agent intravenously, and closely observe the changes in blood pressure, pulse and respiration.

5. Symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence include double vision, numbness under the eyes, cheeks, lips, difficulty opening the mouth, pain when touching the scalp, etc. In severe cases, there is intracranial hemorrhage. If the MRI examination shows no findings, it is not a recurrence at present. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is generally considered cured after 5 years. However, nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients are also more likely to develop a second cancer, many of which are cancers in other parts of the body, such as lung cancer. The correct attitude is not to be overly nervous, but also not to take it lightly. Actively cooperate with the doctor for anti-inflammatory treatment. Regular follow-up and physical examinations are required.