How long is the course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and what are the symptoms?

How long does the course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma last? What are the symptoms?

1. Radical radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma requires 6-7 weeks. If concurrent chemotherapy is performed, the treatment time will not be increased.

2. Bloody mucus appears because the primary cancer breaks through the surface mucosa. When the nasal secretions are sucked back, there are often blood streaks or blood clots in the nasal secretions. This is more common in the morning and is one of the early symptoms. When the cancer ulcerates in the late stage, there may be purulent mucus or cause a large amount of bleeding that is difficult to stop, and even life-threatening. In the early stage, there is usually no nasal congestion. When the cancer blocks the posterior nostril, it may cause unilateral or bilateral nasal congestion.

3. When the lateral wall cancer of the nasopharynx or other parts of the nasopharynx expands and blocks or compresses the Eustachian tube, catarrhal otitis media often occurs, causing tinnitus, ear occlusion and hearing loss, or accompanied by tympanic effusion. 16.1% of patients felt that they had ear symptoms.

4. The use of Chinese medicine ginsenoside RH2 after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can play a certain role in preventing recurrence and metastasis. The use of Chinese medicine ginsenoside RH2 to strengthen the body, reduce pain and improve the quality of life for advanced patients is an effective way of palliative hospice care. The combination of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of tumors can complement each other's advantages to achieve the purpose of improving the comprehensive efficacy.