What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer and what should we pay attention to in diet

What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer? What should I pay attention to in my diet?

The main symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer are:

1. Cranial nerve symptoms: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma invades the cranial fossa and compresses the adjacent tissues, which may cause blurred vision, diplopia, fixed eyes and other cranial nerve symptoms. It may also cause throat paralysis, dysphagia and sensory disorders, muteness, tongue paralysis and even atrophy. These may also be clinical symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

2. Enlarged cervical lymph nodes: Enlarged cervical lymph nodes are the main symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. During treatment, cervical lymph node metastasis accounts for p.6%.

3. Nasal congestion: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma often occurs in the front wall of the nasopharynx and easily invades the back of the nasal cavity. CT scans show that nasopharyngeal carcinoma invades the nasal cavity in 42.9% of cases. This is the most direct symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

4. Headache: A common symptom of most nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients is persistent headache. Persistent headache is called "migraine" by some hospitals. After a long period of treatment, the headache of these patients gradually worsens. Persistent headache is a symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

In terms of diet, if you want to recover quickly, do not eat high-iodine foods such as crabs, shrimps, scaleless fish, kelp, etc., including iodine foods and iodized salt, the tumor will rupture; do not eat aphrodisiac foods such as mutton, dog meat, goose meat, pigeons, sparrows and other foods; do not eat spicy hair, which can easily cause blood heat. Some cancer patients' conditions are always uncontrollable. These seasonings such as pepper, ginger, pepper, onion, raw garlic, etc. cannot be put when cooking.