What are the side effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

When suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer, many patients will undergo radiotherapy. However, what are the side effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer? The following author will introduce the side effects of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer.

Radiotherapy is the most common treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. There is currently no reliable Chinese medicine that can treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The side effects of radiotherapy vary from person to person. Some people have severe reactions, while others have mild reactions.

The main damages of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma are as follows:

1. Skin reactions and injuries: redness, itching, pain, or erythema and peeling in the early stage, pigmentation, atrophy, deep fibrosis in the late stage, and improper secondary infection and care.

2 Radiation reaction and damage to the gastrointestinal system. There may be acute radiation esophagitis, gastritis, enteritis, and hepatitis. Common clinical symptoms are pain behind the sternum when swallowing, and a small amount of vomiting blood. Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, bleeding, etc.

3 Radiation-induced lung injury is a more serious complication during radiotherapy.

4 Radiation damage to the central nervous system is manifested by symptoms such as cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, drowsiness, local brain necrosis, memory loss, and vision loss.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is terrible, but its treatment effect is still objective. Radiotherapy is one of them. Here, I hope all patients and friends can recover as soon as possible!