What are the treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients?

If you suffer from nasopharyngeal cancer, patients must pay attention to all aspects of care. Here is an introduction to the care of nasopharyngeal cancer patients. What are the methods?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most common tumors in my country, ranking first among head and neck tumors. It is most common in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan and other provinces. In the early stage of clinical manifestation, blood may appear in the mucus; if the tumor grows and compresses the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube, it may cause symptoms of otitis media such as tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss; 60% of patients seek medical treatment because of swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

The families of cancer patients are a very important aspect of the cancer treatment process. The degree to which they care for the patients is one of the important factors affecting the patients' recovery.

1. After the doctor confirms the patient's condition and informs the family members of the condition, the family members should try to control their emotions, promptly ask the doctor for the patient's overall condition, take on the responsibility of caring for the patient, and assist the doctor in choosing the best treatment plan to achieve satisfactory results.

2. After learning about their condition, patients will feel pessimistic, fearful and nervous. Some even hold a negative attitude, refuse treatment and wait for death. Family members should patiently guide patients to get rid of their pain, build up confidence in defeating cancer, and accept and cooperate with treatment.

3. Pay great attention to the patient's diet and provide the patient with delicious, easy-to-digest, and nutritious food. During the postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the patient's physical strength and appetite decrease, so diet adjustment is particularly important, as it can improve the body's immunity and anti-cancer ability and is conducive to recovery.

Nasopharyngeal cancer patients should not eat high-iodine foods. Nasopharyngeal cancer patients who eat seafood, such as crabs, shrimps, scaleless fish, kelp, etc., including iodized foods and iodized salt, will have their tumors ruptured. Iodine is widely present in seawater. Iodine can promote the dissolution of soft tissues, so it has a expectorant effect and is good for benign tumors and vascular sclerosis.