What should I do if I have difficulty swallowing due to nasopharyngeal cancer?

What should I do if I have difficulty swallowing due to nasopharyngeal cancer?

Dietary adjustments, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other methods can be used to improve nasopharyngeal carcinoma dysphagia.

1. Adjust diet: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor. Its etiology is related to genetics, viral infection, and bad eating habits. It can cause bleeding, nasal congestion, headache, and other symptoms. If the tumor is large, it will also affect normal swallowing. Patients need to adjust their diet in time and try to eat liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as rice soup, egg drop soup, lotus root powder, etc. They should not eat spicy foods such as peppers, mustard, and garlic, so as not to affect disease control.

2. Radiotherapy: Since nasopharyngeal carcinoma is sensitive to radiotherapy, patients can choose radiotherapy under the guidance of a doctor, which can kill tumor cells without causing too much damage to adjacent tissues and can also control the development of the disease.

3. Chemotherapy: Patients can also follow the doctor's advice to cooperate with chemotherapy to prevent the proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells and kill tumor cells. Commonly used drugs include paclitaxel injection, cisplatin injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride injection, etc.

In addition to the above methods, surgical treatment and other methods can also be selected. Since nasopharyngeal carcinoma can recur and metastasize, patients need to go to the hospital for regular checkups, keep their emotions stable, and avoid excessive fear or anxiety.