Postoperative care for patients with ovarian cancer

Since many ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed in the late stage, they do not have enough confidence in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Patients are also prone to psychological emotions such as fear and anxiety. This is actually quite normal, but it is very unfavorable for the treatment of the disease and the prognosis of survival rate. Adjustments must be made after treatment. The following is an introduction to the nursing measures after ovarian cancer treatment:

Postoperative care for women with ovarian cancer:

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common tumors of the female reproductive organs, and its incidence rate ranks third after cervical cancer and uterine body cancer. Treatment is important, but chemotherapy should not be underestimated. The following will introduce the nursing precautions after chemotherapy for ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in ovarian tissue. Clinically, symptoms include lower abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, abdominal mass, menstrual disorders, and compression. Ovarian cancer has the characteristics of insidious onset, difficulty in early detection, easy metastasis, and poor prognosis.

Before chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, the patients and their families should be informed of some of the possible side effects of chemotherapy and its preventive measures to obtain cooperation, correctly understand the anti-cancer mechanism of action, the correct route of administration, and contraindications. Before surgery, patients with advanced ovarian cancer should be given appropriate rest instructions according to their different conditions, pay attention to temperature, and be guided to eat a high-calorie, high-vitamin, high-protein and low-fat diet. They should fast for 6 to 8 hours before surgery, and be given skin preparation and intestinal preparation.

If chemotherapy causes nausea and vomiting, antiemetics can be given before and after chemotherapy to protect the gastric mucosa and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. Patients are advised to use appropriate makeup and grooming to improve their self-confidence and maintain their self-esteem.

Experts say that maintaining a healthy mental state and optimistic mood is conducive to normal endocrine regulation and helps improve the nursing effect of advanced ovarian cancer. Practice has shown that patients who are optimistic, confident in treatment, and cooperate well with doctors have better treatment effects, while those who are not will have poorer treatment effects. Correcting pessimism, disappointment, and negativity, and inspiring and motivating patients to build confidence in overcoming the disease will achieve better results.

After treating ovarian cancer, patients are advised to try their best to supplement the nutrients needed by the body through diet in their daily lives, such as anti-cancer substances and necessary nutrients in the body, so as to control the patient's extreme weight loss, so as to avoid the body's complete malignant development.