How is nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated and how long is the first stage of treatment?

How is nasopharyngeal cancer treated? How long does the first stage take?

1. Since pathological examination of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly poorly differentiated squamous adenocarcinoma, the recognized first-choice treatment method is radiotherapy. Conventional radiotherapy has many complications, so three-dimensional conformal or enhanced radiotherapy is recommended. Chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and immunotherapy can be combined with radiotherapy to improve the efficacy.

2. Tumor radiotherapy is a method of treating malignant tumors by using α, β, γ rays generated by radioactive isotopes and various types of X-ray therapy machines or accelerators to generate X-rays, electron beams, proton beams and other particle beams. About 70% of cancer patients need radiotherapy when treating cancer, and about 40% of cancers can be cured by radiotherapy. The role and status of radiotherapy in tumor treatment are becoming increasingly prominent. Radiotherapy has become one of the main means of treating malignant tumors.

3. Comprehensive treatment methods such as chemotherapy and surgery can be used for some advanced patients and cases of recurrence after radiotherapy, as well as a small number of adenocarcinomas and well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas that are insensitive to radiation.