Mortality rate of tongue cancer patients

The tongue plays a very important role for humans, as it allows us to taste delicious food and assist in language expression. Once we develop tongue cancer, it will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to our lives and work. Tongue cancer can also be fatal. Let's talk specifically about the mortality rate of tongue cancer.

Survival rate of tongue cancer patients, experts emphasize: tongue cancer is a malignant tumor with a high incidence rate. In recent years, the incidence rate of tongue cancer in my country has increased, and most of them are aged 40 to 60. Tongue cancer progresses quickly and has a short course of disease. It is the most common oral cancer, and it is more common in men than in women. It makes speaking, eating and swallowing difficult. The survival rate of tongue cancer varies depending on the treatment effect and the patient's physical function. According to the specific situation of patients with advanced tongue cancer, a scientific, effective and reasonable treatment plan should be selected. At the same time, patients should adjust their physical functions, maintain an optimistic attitude, and actively cooperate with treatment, which can prolong the survival period, that is, there is a good trend in how long tongue cancer can live. However, according to clinical statistics: the 5-year survival rate of patients with advanced tumors treated with traditional Chinese medicine and conservative treatment can reach more than 85%. This is a number that patients with advanced tongue cancer must pay attention to.

[For patients with early-stage tongue cancer]: It mainly depends on whether appropriate treatment is taken in time. Generally speaking, early-stage tongue cancer tumors are small and have not spread or metastasized. The most effective treatment is surgical resection. The 5-year survival rate after resection of early-stage tongue cancer can reach 60% to 90%. After surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine and other treatments can be used for a certain period of time to prevent recurrence.

【For patients with mid- to late-stage tongue cancer】: It mainly depends on whether the treatment method is appropriate and the patient's physical condition. The treatment methods for mid- to late-stage tongue cancer mainly include radiotherapy, chemotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine. Seventy percent of patients with mid- to late-stage tongue cancer have their symptoms alleviated after radiotherapy. External radiotherapy with different doses and fractions can relieve local symptoms of primary or metastatic lesions. However, since radiotherapy can also cause damage to normal cells, radiotherapy should be used with caution for patients with mid- to late-stage tongue cancer who have very weak physical functions.

In view of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the human body, traditional Chinese medicine can be combined with treatment in the treatment of advanced tongue cancer to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity. For patients with advanced tongue cancer who have a wide range of metastasis, weak physical functions, and are unable to tolerate chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for conservative treatment. Although the short-term effect is not as obvious as chemotherapy, the long-term effect is good and has obvious effects in improving the quality of life and prolonging survival.

The initial diagnosis and staging of tongue cancer is directly related to the survival of patients with tongue cancer. According to clinical research and statistics: the three-year survival rate of patients in stages I to IV is 100%, 92.3%, 68.8%, and 54.9%; the five-year survival rate is 87.5%, 84.6%, 64%, and 38.5%, and the eight-year survival rate is 85.7%, 82.1%, 60.5%, and 37.5%. There is a very significant difference between the survival rate of stages I and II and those before stages III and IV. Obviously, there is a negative correlation between the size of the primary lesion and the survival rate. The larger the primary lesion, the worse the prognosis. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment, and regular follow-up are necessary to improve the long-term efficacy of tongue cancer. If surgical treatment is possible, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible, and the therapeutic effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine is better. For example, auxiliary treatment with ginsenoside Rh2 with a content of more than 16% can improve the success rate of surgery, control the development of the disease, eliminate residual cancer cells after surgery, improve people's immunity, appetite, sleep, and quality of life.

The above is a detailed introduction to the mortality rate of tongue cancer. I hope it will be helpful to you!