What are the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and what are the dietary therapies for patients

What are the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Tinnitus: Tinnitus, stuffy ears, and hearing loss are also early signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This symptom is caused by the nasopharyngeal carcinoma neoplasm blocking the patient's lateral Eustachian tube opening. Hearing loss may also be caused by further deterioration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and damage to the auditory nerve. Tinnitus and hearing loss are often misdiagnosed as otitis media or other diseases, resulting in delayed treatment.

Headache: About 70% of patients have headache symptoms when they are first diagnosed with NPC. The main symptoms are migraine, pain in the back of the skull or neck. The headache of NPC is mainly related to the invasion of the skull base bones, nerves and blood vessels by cancerous tissue.

What are the dietary therapies for patients?

1. Fig stew: Recipe: 120g fresh figs, 60g dried figs, 120g lean pork

Method: Wash and cut into pieces, add appropriate amount of water and seasoning into the pot, cook until the meat is tender, drink the soup and eat the meat.

Efficacy: Treats dry mouth and sore throat of nasopharyngeal cancer after radiotherapy, strengthens the spleen and stomach, reduces swelling and detoxifies.

2. Chinese Yam, Lotus Seed and Coix Seed: Recipe: 30g Chinese Yam, 30g Lotus Seed without core, 30g Coix Seed,

Method: Add appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat, add a little sugar, take once a day, limit the amount, and take for 15 consecutive days.

Efficacy: It can be used to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma of all stages with spleen deficiency, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing Qi, clearing the heart and calming the mind.

3. Yangjin Drink: Recipe: dried pear, 50g reed root, 25g radix trichosanthis, Scrophularia, shepherd's purse, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia root, 15g Platycodon grandiflorum, 20g chrysanthemum

Method: decoct the ingredients together, remove the residue and take the juice, once a day, take twice a day while warm.

Efficacy: Treats loss of body fluids and dry mouth and tongue caused by nasopharyngeal cancer, nourishes yin and produces body fluids, cools blood and relieves sore throat.

4. Recipe: 9g Bupleurum, 9g Peach Kernel, 15g Atractylodes, 30g Hedyotis Diffusa, 1 turtle

Method: After decocting the soup and removing the residue, add 1 clean turtle and stew it. Eat the turtle and drink the soup. Take one dose every 2 to 3 days, regularly.

Efficacy: It can treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma and has the effect of strengthening the body and fighting cancer.