How is the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

How is nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated?

1. The main treatment for early nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiotherapy. The 5-year survival rate after early treatment is over 70%. Given that radiotherapy also damages normal cells, it can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine for treatment.

2. The current status of treatment for middle and late stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still not optimistic. The main treatment methods for middle and late stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma in clinical practice are radiotherapy, chemotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Radiotherapy is still the first choice for the treatment of middle and late stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It has a more direct killing effect on cancer cells, but it will also cause damage to normal cells. The dose, irradiation range, and number of irradiation courses should be carefully selected according to the scope of the lesion and human body function. Combined chemotherapy is also one of the more commonly used methods for the treatment of middle and late stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It is often combined with radiotherapy, and the effect is better than radiotherapy alone or chemotherapy alone.

3. In addition, in view of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the human body, traditional Chinese medicine can be combined with treatment in the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity. For patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who have a wide range of metastasis, weak physical functions, and are unable to tolerate chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for conservative treatment. Although the short-term effect is not as obvious as chemotherapy, the long-term effect is good and has a significant effect in improving the quality of life and prolonging survival.