What are the prevention and treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

What are the prevention and treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Ways to prevent nasopharyngeal cancer:

1. Try to avoid seriously polluted external air environments. Since the nasopharynx is the only way for external air to enter the lungs, harmful gases first invade the nasopharynx before entering the lungs.

2. Quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption.

3. Pay attention to the dietary structure, do not eat partial food, eat more foods containing a lot of vitamins, such as vegetables and fruits. In terms of diet, eat less or no foods containing nitrosamines, such as salted fish, pickles, bacon and some canned foods containing nitrosamines. According to the survey, the risk of children under 10 years old eating salted fish increases significantly, and children should not eat it.

4. Taking anti-cancer Chinese medicine Rh2 products such as ginsenosides. Jinxing Rh2 can improve immunity, inhibit the growth and proliferation of cancer cells, and has a good effect on preventing nasopharyngeal cancer.

5. Participate in physical exercise appropriately to enhance the ability to resist disease.

It is best for people over 640 years old to have a nasopharyngeal examination at the same time.

Treatments for nasopharyngeal cancer include:

1. Radiotherapy is the first choice for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cobalt-60 radiotherapy is superior to deep X-ray illumination, and intracavitary laser therapy can also be used. Radiotherapy has a more direct killing effect on cancer cells, but the adverse reactions are relatively large and will damage normal cells.

2. Combined chemotherapy Chemotherapy can be used in cooperation with radiotherapy, and can also be used for remote treatment or palliative treatment of patients with recurrence after radiotherapy. Commonly used drugs include cisplatin, carboplatin and cyclophosphamide. Bleomycin 5-fluorouracil, etc. The effect is better than simple radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

3. Due to the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, surgery cannot be the first choice for treatment. However, when recurrence occurs after radiotherapy, surgery is still beneficial for rescue treatment.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It can not only reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on the human body, but also play an effective detoxification role in the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.