Can radiotherapy cure nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Can radiotherapy cure nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma generally cannot cure it, but it can prolong survival time after treatment.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor, and its etiology is related to heredity, viral infection, bad eating habits and environmental factors. After the disease occurs, uncomfortable symptoms such as blood, nasal congestion, tinnitus, headache, hearing loss, etc. usually appear. Although nasopharyngeal carcinoma is sensitive to radiotherapy, it is metastatic and recurrent, and it is usually difficult to cure completely. However, after radiotherapy, local cancer cells can be killed, the progression of the disease can be controlled, the patient's survival time can be prolonged, and the quality of life can be improved.

While receiving radiotherapy, nasopharyngeal cancer patients can also choose chemotherapy under the guidance of doctors, such as paclitaxel injection, cisplatin injection, carboplatin injection, irinotecan hydrochloride injection, bleomycin hydrochloride injection, etc., to prevent the proliferation of cancer cells. Patients should also pay attention to nasal care in daily life, wear masks when going out, quit smoking in time, and adjust their emotions appropriately to avoid excessive anxiety or tension.