How to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma? How much does radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma cost?

In our lives, we have more or less heard of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a very serious respiratory disease that makes patients feel short of breath and is easy to metastasize. It must be treated in time. How to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What is the cost of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Treatments for nasopharyngeal cancer include:

1. Chemotherapy

It is mainly used for mid- to late-stage cases. It is an adjuvant or palliative treatment for cases that cannot be controlled and relapse after radiotherapy. Commonly used methods of administration are:

1 Systemic chemotherapy can be taken orally, intramuscularly, or intravenously. Commonly used drugs include nitrogen mustard, cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, bleomycin, thiotepa, etc. One drug or a combination of drugs can be used alone.

2. Chemotherapy for the lower body is to compress the abdominal aorta, temporarily block the blood circulation of the lower body, and quickly inject nitrogen mustard from the upper limb vein. The nitrogen mustard takes effect 2 to 3 minutes after injection and can be reduced by half after 15 minutes. It can increase the drug concentration in the upper body and protect the bone marrow hematopoietic function of the lower body.

2. Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Radioactive and chemical drugs can be used for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Literature reports that the effect of combined treatment is significantly better than single treatment.

Nasopharyngeal cancer requires different treatment methods because they have different systems and it is recommended to be treated under the guidance of a doctor. So, how much does radiotherapy cost for nasopharyngeal cancer?

There are different types of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which should be selected according to the actual situation of the patient. The cost of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma varies:

1. Conventional two-dimensional radiotherapy costs about 10,000 to 17,000 yuan; three-dimensional adaptive radiotherapy costs 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and conformal intensity-modulated radiotherapy costs 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

2. In the early stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, radiotherapy is the main treatment, and the cost of treatment is relatively low. Generally speaking, it can be well controlled after 2-4 courses of treatment.