What are the treatment methods for nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence? Will nasopharyngeal carcinoma recur?

What is the treatment for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma? Why does nasopharyngeal carcinoma recur?

What is the treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence? If recurrence occurs, it is recommended to use chemotherapy and Chinese medicine and continue to use Chinese medicine after chemotherapy.

The Chinese medicine prescription is as follows:

1. Recipe: 9g Bupleurum, 9g Peach Kernel, 15g Atractylodes, 30g Hedyotis Diffusa, 15g Turtle. One method: After decocting the soup and removing the residue, add the cleaned turtle into the stew, eat the turtle and drink the soup, 1 dose every 2-3 days, can be taken regularly. Efficacy: Treat nasopharyngeal cancer, has the effect of strengthening the body and fighting cancer.

2. Recipe: Radix Trichosanthis 15g, Fritillariae Chuanbei 9g, Radix Lithospermi 30g, 60g lean meat. Method: After decoction, remove the residue, add 60g lean meat and stew until done, season with salt. Take 1 dose every 1-2 days, for 20-30 days. Efficacy: It can treat runny nose and dry throat caused by nasopharyngeal cancer, and has the effect of promoting body fluid and stopping bleeding.

3. Pig nose parasitic soup: Recipe: 1 pig nose, 30g of parasitic plants from the copper tree, neem tree, and yellow fruit tree, preferably fresh parasitic plants, 30g of scallion, Method: Cook until the meat is rotten and the soup is thick, drink the soup and eat the pig nose, take one dose every other day, and take 10 doses in a row for one course of treatment. Efficacy: It can be used to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma with nasal congestion and cervical lymph node lumps, and has the effects of correcting deficiency, detoxifying and clearing the orifices.

Why does nasopharyngeal cancer recur?

After treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 50% of patients may survive within 5 years. The main factors affecting the 5-year survival rate are tumor recurrence and metastasis. Studies have shown that the cumulative recurrence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy is 25% and the metastasis rate is 22% 5 years later. How to reduce the recurrence rate and metastasis rate of patients, thereby reducing the mortality rate, is the key to improving the survival rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.