How to take care of nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy? Are there any dietary taboos?

Usually, many patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are treated with radiotherapy, and radiotherapy can effectively inhibit nasopharyngeal cancer. So how to take care of nasopharyngeal cancer after radiotherapy? Are there any dietary taboos?

Generally, for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy, the following nursing care is required:

1. Before radiotherapy, patients should first be mentally cared for so that they can understand radiotherapy, avoid tension and fear, and establish an optimistic and good attitude.

2. Improve your overall condition, especially pay attention to diet. Pay attention to nutritional allocation. Maintain adequate protein intake, eat more boiled, stewed, steamed and other easily digestible foods, and also eat more vegetables, fruits and anti-cancer foods containing vitamins.

3. Drink plenty of water, and take some vitamin C or sour plums when your mouth is dry. Do some mouth-closing exercises and neck exercises every day.

4. Patients should get enough rest and do proper exercise. Avoid going to crowded public places to avoid cross infection.

In order to better treat nasopharyngeal cancer, patients should pay more attention to their diet.

1Avoid smoking and drinking.

2 Avoid spicy and irritating foods: onions, garlic, leeks, ginger, peppers, chili peppers, cinnamon, etc.

3 Avoid hot foods such as frying and grilling.

4 Avoid greasy, sticky and phlegm-producing foods.

The diet of nasopharyngeal cancer patients needs to be taken seriously at all times, especially before and after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, because during this period, the patient's body will be greatly damaged, the immunity will be reduced, and the growth of cancer cells will be more rapid. Therefore, during surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it is best to take modern Chinese medicine ginsenoside Rh2. It can improve immunity, reduce side effects, cooperate with anti-tumor effects, and increase efficacy and reduce toxicity.

Although radiotherapy is a good way to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, good radiotherapy nursing can provide an additional guarantee for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In addition, if patients want to better treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, they should also pay more attention to their diet!