What should patients with squamous nasopharyngeal carcinoma pay attention to and how to treat it

If you have nasopharyngeal cancer, many patients will be very worried and afraid, not knowing what to do. Here is an introduction to what patients with squamous cell nasopharyngeal cancer should pay attention to and how to treat it?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor originating from the epithelium covering the nasopharyngeal mucosa. It is one of the most common malignant tumors in my country, with a high frequency of malignant transformation and an average natural survival time of 18.7 months. The onset is hidden and it is difficult to be detected in the early stage. The causes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include Epstein-Barr virus infection, genetic factors, and some unhygienic diets.

For the treatment of squamous cell nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you can try:

1. Radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Gamma knife treatment: This method is a three-dimensional stereotactic high-energy focused multi-beam gamma ray treatment device. After the tumor is accurately located, a large dose of radiation can be used to destroy the tumor at one time.

2. Biological immunotherapy: Biological immunotherapy can not only directly eliminate residual tumor cells in the body, but also improve the body's overall immune function and solve subclinical metastases that are difficult to solve with conventional therapies, thereby further improving and consolidating the therapeutic effect, reducing recurrence, and improving the quality of life of cancer patients.

3. Chinese medicine treatment: It can not only consolidate the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but also eliminate the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. For example, nasopharyngeal carcinoma primary lesion resection, cervical lymph node clearance, cervical lymph node simple removal, etc. These treatment methods can more importantly cut off the replication function of cancer cells.

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer should eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins and amino acids, such as eggs, milk, fish, animal liver, lean meat, kelp, seaweed, etc. Among plant proteins, the best is soy protein, which contains 35% protein and is easily absorbed by the stomach and intestines. At the same time, it also contains isoflavones, which can inhibit the growth of tumor cells caused by hormone imbalance.

Eat about 500 grams of vegetables every day and eat as much fruit as possible, such as 1-2 apples, citrus fruits or 10 strawberries. The amount of fruit should be kept at around 150-250 grams.