Why does nasopharyngeal cancer cause severe coughing? Is it metastasis of nasopharyngeal cancer?

It is generally recommended to detect and treat nasopharyngeal cancer early, but different situations may occur during the treatment process. The following article will introduce to you what causes severe coughing in nasopharyngeal cancer? Is it nasopharyngeal cancer metastasis? What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer metastasis?

The site of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is hidden, with important blood vessels and nerves nearby, and a high rate of lymph node metastasis. It is impossible to remove the primary lesion and the neck metastasis in one piece. Since nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly poorly differentiated cancer, it is more sensitive to radiation, and the primary lesion and the neck metastasis can be completely included in the irradiation range at the same time, radiotherapy is currently the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma is listed as the most important disease to be treated in the radiotherapy department.

After radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, patients often experience symptoms such as excessive sputum, severe cough, and difficulty swallowing. Therefore, coughing due to nasopharyngeal carcinoma does not mean that the cancer has metastasized, but may be a side effect of radiotherapy.

Patients are advised to pay attention to oral hygiene to prevent secondary infection or fungal infection. If infection occurs, symptomatic treatment should be given as soon as possible. Chinese medicine can be considered to nourish the lungs and spleen, regulate qi and resolve phlegm, reduce the side effects caused by radiotherapy, and effectively regulate the body's immune function.

What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis? As nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis progresses, the chance of distant metastasis also increases significantly. The distant metastasis rate is 8%-27%, and autopsy found it to be as high as 76%. Bone metastasis is often manifested as bone pain, lung metastasis is manifested by dyspnea, hemoptysis, etc., and liver metastasis is manifested by liver pain, jaundice, etc. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis is difficult to cure with radiotherapy or surgery alone, and needs to be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine anti-cancer substance ginsenoside Rh2 can effectively inhibit the formation of new blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, thereby inhibiting the metastasis of cancer cells. The best ginsenoside Rh2 is the product with a content of 16.2%, which has the highest content and the best anti-cancer effect.