Can stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma be cured? Are there any dietary treatments?

Stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a stage medically divided according to the characteristics of the disease. So, can stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma be cured? What are the dietary treatments?

Can stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer be cured?

The cure rate of stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still acceptable for radiotherapy for mid- and late-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy has a more direct killing effect on cancer cells, but it also causes damage to normal cells. Compared with other radiotherapy, the TOMO radiotherapy system has its unique advantages: higher tumor dose conformity, more accurate tumor dose intensity adjustment, and finer dose adjustment of normal tissues around the tumor. It has little toxic side effects, little impact on the patient's organ function, and the effect after treatment is also good.

What dietary therapy is there?

1. Ginkgo jujube porridge: 25g ginkgo, 20 red dates, 50g glutinous rice. Cook ginkgo, red dates and glutinous rice together to make porridge. Take it warm on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, which has the effect of detoxification and swelling.

2. Stewed bird's nest with angelica: 9g angelica, 9g bird's nest, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Stew angelica and bird's nest until very soft, filter out the residue. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar to season and stew for a while. Take 1 to 2 times a day. It has the effect of nourishing the lungs and yin, relieving cough and stopping bleeding.

3 Steamed duck with ginkgo: 200g ginkgo nuts, 1 white duck. Shell the ginkgo nuts, boil them in boiling water, peel and pistil, blanch them in boiling water and mix them with the boneless duck. Add clear soup and steam for 2 hours until the duck is cooked. It can be eaten frequently, which has the effects of replenishing deficiency and relieving asthma, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is suitable for patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer who have difficulty breathing, general weakness and excessive phlegm.

4. Schisandra stewed with meat: 50g Schisandra, appropriate amount of duck or lean pork. Steam or stew Schisandra with meat, and add seasoning as appropriate. Take meat, medicine and soup together, which can nourish the lungs and kidneys, relieve cough and asthma, and is suitable for patients with kidney deficiency type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

It can be seen from this that although the treatment of stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients is more difficult than that of patients in early stages, the cure rate of stage IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still possible.