How to care for tongue cancer in the elderly

As people age, they will slowly grow old, and the older they are, the more fragile their bodies will become. Various aspects of their body functions will decline, and diseases will follow because they are more likely to overcome fragile defenses. So, how should we care for the elderly with tongue cancer? Let us learn about it next.

Tongue cancer is the most common oral cancer, affecting more men than women, and the elderly are more susceptible. Most tongue cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, especially in the front two-thirds of the tongue. Adenocarcinomas are less common and are mostly located at the root of the tongue. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma may also occur at the root of the tongue.

The following are the nursing methods for tongue cancer in the elderly:

1. Pay attention to adjusting your diet. Cancer patients should try to increase their appetite during the recovery period. The food should be refreshing, with a combination of meat and vegetables, coarse and fine foods, and both coarse and fine foods. The food should not be monotonous or too greasy, but should be easy to digest and absorb. When eating, the environment should be relaxed, the mood should be happy, and you should not be partial to certain foods, not eat too much, and not overeat.

2. Live a regular life, do not stay in bed, do not overwork, and do not act according to your temper. A regular life can keep the body in a normal working state, so that the recurrence and metastasis of the tumor will have no chance to take advantage.

3. Be energetic, optimistic, and have a colorful life. This may help you win the battle against cancer. If you are mentally stressed, emotionally fragile, or easily emotionally volatile, you will have trouble sleeping and eating, and your body's ability to fight cancer will decline, leading to worsening of the disease.

4. Do appropriate physical exercise. Improving physical fitness will naturally enhance the ability to fight cancer. Patients can choose activities such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, swordplay, swimming, etc. according to their own physical conditions. The amount of exercise should be moderate without feeling tired.

5. Actively treat other complications. Since cancer patients generally have weak constitutions and are often accompanied by complications such as upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, enteritis, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc., active treatment is required during the recovery period.

In life, many people will lose their appetite and wait for death in despair when they learn that they have tongue cancer. In fact, for a disease like tongue cancer, there is still a chance to be cured. Patients need to have an optimistic attitude, face cancer correctly, actively cooperate with treatment, and take good care of themselves in life, which will be of great help to the patient's condition. The above is the care method for tongue cancer in the elderly, please read it carefully.