Nasopharyngeal carcinoma stage 3 MRI examination determined it to be stage 3

MRI examination of nasopharyngeal carcinoma stage 3 determined it to be stage 3

1. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is diagnosed through pathological examination results. Brain MRI cannot confirm nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Pathological examination is combined with CT examination results for diagnosis. Radiotherapy will be considered first. Timely and early treatment is beneficial to the control of the disease.

2. The main treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is radiotherapy, and chemotherapy can play an auxiliary role, such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radiotherapy, synchronous chemotherapy with radiotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy after radiotherapy. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common location for malignant tumors.

Is radiation treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer painful?

As for whether radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma has painful symptoms, in this case it is still somewhat painful. You must pay attention to increasing nutrition as much as possible to enhance your physical fitness. Since the patient's body is relatively weak after radiotherapy, you must pay attention to increasing nutrition in your diet.

Generally, patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma may not experience obvious pain during radiotherapy, but radiotherapy may also have certain side effects, including dryness of the nasopharynx and oral cavity, or ulcers in the oral cavity.