When does nasopharyngeal carcinoma receive radiotherapy

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a kind of terrible malignant tumor. There are many reasons for the occurrence of this disease. In our daily life, many middle-aged and old people are prone to suffer from nasopharyngeal carcinoma. My uncle has been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma for more than half a year. Now he is cooperating with radiotherapy. Today I come to talk with you about the situation of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma Share it with your family.

When does nasopharyngeal carcinoma receive radiotherapy

First of all: Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after surgery, it is best to cooperate with radiotherapy for consolidation treatment, functional exercise. The main functional exercise of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy is mouth opening training to reduce the fibrosis of temporomandibular joint; at the same time, Eustachian tube blowing exercise can be carried out to prevent secondary deafness caused by Eustachian tube fibrosis after radiotherapy.

Secondly: regular review. Generally, the follow-up period of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after treatment is a lifetime period. In the first three years after treatment, the follow-up should be conducted once every three months, and 3-4 comprehensive examinations should be conducted every year.

Finally: within a few days of starting radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you may notice swelling of your head and face. After two or three weeks of treatment, your mouth and throat will become inflamed and ulcerated, making it difficult for you to swallow food.

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Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma should eat less salted food. The carcinogens in salted food are relatively high. During radiotherapy, many people will lose their sense of taste, or feel that all food has only one kind of astringent taste. In this case, after a few months of radiotherapy, taste will slowly recover.