Can nasal CT detect nasopharyngeal cancer?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is not unfamiliar to people. When treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma, patients must receive treatment correctly and in a timely manner. The following editor will introduce to you, can nasopharyngeal carcinoma be detected by nasal CT?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the tumors with a high incidence in my country. Due to the hidden anatomical location of the nasopharynx, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are atypical, and the diagnosis is easily delayed clinically, so special vigilance should be taken.

Because nasopharyngeal cancer patients are affected by the disease, have heavy psychological burdens, poor appetite, and low resistance, family members should be guided to encourage patients to eat, and provide high-protein, high-vitamin, low-fat, easily digestible foods such as beans, milk, fungus, carrots, etc. At the same time, family members should be guided to create a clean and comfortable eating environment for patients, pay attention to color, aroma, and taste, and provide patients with delicious food and rich nutrition.

Eat a balanced diet, with more vegetables and fruits. During radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the diet should be easy to digest, fresh and delicious, and rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and amino acids, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc. Frequently holding in your mouth plums, olives, green plums, figs, etc. can stimulate saliva secretion and relieve dryness symptoms.

CT is one of the most commonly used methods for diagnosing nasopharyngeal carcinoma clinically. In order to more accurately examine nasopharyngeal carcinoma, CT is generally not used alone to examine nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

CT examination of nasopharyngeal cancer can help patients detect the presence of nasopharyngeal cancer earlier. The best time to treat nasopharyngeal cancer is in the early stages, so regular visits to the hospital for physical examinations can also reveal one of the signs of early-stage disease. For our health, we should develop a good habit of regular checks for nasopharyngeal cancer to avoid delays in the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer.

Through the above introduction, patients can understand more clearly whether the relevant conditions of nasopharyngeal cancer can be discovered by CT scan of the nose.