What to do and how to care for submucosal nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Submucosal nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a type of nasopharyngeal cancer that needs to be discovered and treated as soon as possible. Below, the editor will introduce to you: What should I do if I have submucosal nasopharyngeal carcinoma? How to care for it?

Treatment of submucosal nasopharyngeal carcinoma may include the following:

1. Radiotherapy Radiotherapy is the first choice for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cobalt-60 radiotherapy is superior to deep X-ray irradiation, and intracavitary laser treatment can also be used. Radiotherapy has a more direct killing effect on cancer cells, but the adverse reactions are relatively large and will cause damage to normal cells.

2. Combined chemotherapy Chemotherapy can be used in conjunction with radiotherapy, and can also be used for palliative treatment of patients with late distant metastasis or recurrence after radiotherapy. Commonly used drugs include cisplatin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, bleomycin, 5-fluorouracil, etc. The effect is better than simple radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

3. Surgical treatment Due to the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, surgery cannot be the first choice for treatment. However, when recurrence occurs after radiotherapy, surgery is beneficial as a rescue measure.

How to care for patients with submucosal nasopharyngeal carcinoma? It mainly manifests in the following two aspects:

1. Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer should pay attention to protecting the areas of the skin exposed during radiotherapy. During treatment, they should not scratch the skin or use irritating chemicals such as cleaning soap. In daily life, we should try to avoid direct sunlight and prepare some necessary sun protection equipment. It is best to wear large cotton clothes.

2. During the course of the disease, the patient's physical fitness is weak and the resistance to various bacteria is relatively weak. The occurrence of colds, otitis media and pharyngitis should be strictly prevented. If the patient receives radiotherapy, teeth cannot be extracted or filled within three years of treatment to avoid cross infection.