What to do if you have oral pain after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

What should I do if I have oral pain after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. For nasopharyngeal cancer, it is possible to experience oral pain after radiotherapy, so there is no need to worry too much about this situation. As long as you treat the oral pain normally and take medication normally, there will be no problem. You need to check whether there is oral ulcer at the same time.

2. Oral and throat pain is the most common side effect of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. It often begins to occur about two weeks after radiotherapy. Patients will show symptoms of mucosal congestion and edema in the early stages, mainly manifested as dry throat, sore throat, and difficulty swallowing.

3. For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is a malignant tumor in the nasopharynx, it will cause certain irritation to the surrounding area during radiotherapy. If pain in the oral and pharyngeal cavity occurs, local anti-inflammatory nebulization can be used for symptomatic treatment, and oral painkillers can be used when necessary.

How long can you live after curing nasopharyngeal cancer?

Compared with other cancers, nasopharyngeal cancer is not a particularly dangerous cancer. The overall cure rate is as high as 80%, and the cure rate of early nasopharyngeal cancer is as high as 90%. The cause of nasopharyngeal cancer is still unclear, but as long as its early symptoms can be detected in time and effectively treated, the prognosis is still quite good.

How long a nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient can live after being cured depends mainly on the pathological stage of the tumor, the patient's physical condition, and whether there are other complications.