What to do if your throat becomes very dry after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

What should I do if my throat becomes very dry after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1. After radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the throat will be dry. The development of symptoms can be controlled by medication. Usually, drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, avoid spicy and irritating foods, avoid fires caused by secondary infections, pay more attention to rest, avoid staying up late, and avoid fatigue.

2. If nasopharyngeal carcinoma presents with dry throat and other diseases after radiotherapy, most of them are caused by recurrent laryngeal nerve damage. Therefore, for these patients, we should use nerve nourishing drugs to relieve the symptoms of the disease. After radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the throat is severely dry.

What is the best targeted drug for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

For nasopharyngeal carcinoma with lung metastasis, the overall prognosis of the advanced clinical stage is poor, and the combined treatment of radiotherapy and chemotherapy is mainly used. After radiotherapy and chemotherapy, regular examinations are also required to understand the changes in tumor size.

The side effects of these two drugs are very small. Cetuximab may cause rash, and nimotuzumab can increase radiotherapy and mucosal reactions, whether it is radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Targeted drugs for nasopharyngeal carcinoma mainly include monoclonal antibody drugs and tyrosine kinase inhibitors.