Side effects of radiotherapy for colon cancer

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We know that many diseases in our life do great harm to our body. Colon cancer is one of the most common diseases. We must pay enough attention to it. Radiotherapy for colon cancer has good curative effect in inhibiting cancer cells and controlling symptoms of colon cancer. However, large dose radiotherapy has great toxic and side effects, which will make patients more tired. In order to protect the health of patients, we should pay more attention to it To prevent this situation, let me introduce the side effects of radiotherapy for colon cancer.

Side effects of radiotherapy for colon cancer

First of all: there will be skin reactions, many patients will have dry dermatitis at the beginning, skin erythema and itching in the irradiation area, pigmentation and hair follicle expansion and other problems, with the continuation of radiotherapy, skin problems will become more and more serious.

Secondly, there will be some bone reactions in patients. The bones of patients are prone to osteoporosis after receiving a certain amount of radiation, especially fracture when exposed to external force. In addition, there will be problems in patients' digestive system, such as nausea, vomiting and indigestion, which are very common.

Finally: there is also the problem of general fatigue of patients during radiotherapy, because during radiotherapy, the human body needs to consume a lot of energy for self-healing. Most colon cancer patients will feel tired after a few weeks of radiotherapy, and will feel more tired as radiotherapy continues.

matters needing attention

What we want to say is that patients with colon cancer often have different degrees of adverse reactions after radiotherapy, which increases the psychological burden of patients, and even some patients can not bear to give up treatment, so medical staff should explain the reasons to patients.