What causes fever during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What is the prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

What causes fever during radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What is the prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

After radiotherapy, the body's white blood cell count drops sharply, resistance decreases, and the tumor itself is also prone to cause fever. You can take Chinese medicine to regulate the body from the root, clear away heat, detoxify and reduce fever, soften and disperse nodules, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, reduce the toxic side effects of chemotherapy drugs, gradually reduce the dosage of chemotherapy drugs, improve immunity, alleviate the condition, and reduce pain. Therefore, fever is a side effect of radiotherapy.

After radiotherapy, the temporomandibular joint of the head and neck may be dysfunctional, and sometimes it may be difficult to open the mouth and the neck movement may be limited. In order to prevent these complications, during radiotherapy, you should do some appropriate activities according to your physical condition, such as deep breathing, outdoor walking, slow rotation of the left and right hands around the neck, mouth opening exercises such as holding a small round plastic bottle or a smooth small log in the mouth, and massage the temporomandibular joint, so as to improve your quality of life.

Serological examinations can help detect nasopharyngeal carcinoma early. After radiotherapy, the five-year survival rate of stage I patients is over 90%.

The prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is related to the following three factors:

1. Racial differences

There are obvious racial differences in the incidence and prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It is more common in the yellow race and less common in the white race. The severity and prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the yellow race are worse than those in the white race.

2. Treatment methods

The choice of treatment method directly affects the survival rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Currently, the best way to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiotherapy. However, many nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients cannot bear the side effects of radiotherapy and give up during the treatment process. Although radiotherapy technology is constantly improving and perfecting, it is still impossible to completely eliminate side effects. Other treatment methods are needed to enhance the patient's tolerance.

3. Early detection

The 5-year survival rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients who are detected and treated early is four times that of those detected in the late stage. Early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment are important parts of nasopharyngeal carcinoma prevention and treatment. However, the early diagnosis rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still not ideal. According to incomplete statistics, less than 1/2 of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients found in outpatient clinics have early nasopharyngeal carcinoma.