CT can detect nasopharyngeal cancer. What should we pay attention to in our daily diet?

As a common disease in life, nasopharyngeal carcinoma brings inconvenience to patients in life and spirit. So, can CT detect nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What should we pay attention to in our diet?

Can CT scan detect nasopharyngeal cancer?

The causes of nasopharyngeal cancer may be related to environmental factors, viral infection and some genetic factors. For example, if there is a nasopharyngeal cancer patient in the family, it is very likely to develop nasopharyngeal cancer. Frequent contact with some toxic and harmful chemical carcinogens may also cause nasopharyngeal cancer.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma will have some early symptoms for us to discover, which can play a good auxiliary role in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. For example, nasopharyngeal carcinoma will have bleeding and nasal congestion in the early stage, and there will also be early symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

CT can detect nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but if the lesion is blocked during the shooting process, CT nasopharyngeal carcinoma cannot be diagnosed. Therefore, CT can only detect suspected lesions but cannot confirm the diagnosis. If a diagnosis is to be made, biopsy, MRI examination, etc. are required.

What should we pay attention to in our daily diet?

Patients should pay attention to improving their physical fitness through dietary conditioning, which requires patients to adopt the principle of balanced nutrition diet therapy in daily life, eat more vegetables and fruits; eat less salty, smoked, grilled, and pickled products; quit smoking and drinking, avoid spicy and irritating foods; do not eat too dry and rough foods; the diet during radiotherapy and chemotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma should be easy to digest, fresh and delicious, rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and amino acids, such as kelp, seaweed, asparagus, jellyfish, etc.; often hold plums, olives, green plums, figs, etc. in the mouth to stimulate saliva secretion and relieve dryness symptoms.

Through the above introduction, we have learned everything about nasopharyngeal cancer and what we need to pay attention to in our daily diet. Early detection of nasopharyngeal cancer is very helpful for the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer.