Can nasal CT detect nasopharyngeal cancer?

Nasopharyngeal cancer is not unfamiliar to people. When treating nasopharyngeal cancer, patients must receive treatment correctly and in a timely manner. The following editor will introduce to you, can nasal CT detect nasopharyngeal cancer?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most common tumors in my country. Due to the hidden anatomical location of the nasopharynx and the atypical early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, it is easy to delay diagnosis clinically, so special vigilance should be exercised.

Because nasopharyngeal cancer patients are affected by the disease, have heavy psychological burdens, poor appetite, and low resistance, family members should be guided to encourage patients to eat, and provide high-protein, high-vitamin, low-fat, easily digestible foods such as beans, milk, fungus, carrots, etc. At the same time, family members should be guided to create a clean and comfortable eating environment for patients, pay attention to color, aroma, and taste, and provide patients with delicious food and rich nutrition.

Eat a balanced diet, with more vegetables and fruits. During radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the diet should be easy to digest, fresh and delicious, and rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and amino acids, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc. Frequently holding in your mouth plums, olives, green plums, figs, etc. can stimulate saliva secretion and relieve dryness symptoms.

CT is one of the most commonly used methods for diagnosing nasopharyngeal carcinoma in clinical practice. In order to examine nasopharyngeal carcinoma more accurately, CT is generally not used alone to examine nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

CT scans for nasopharyngeal cancer can help patients detect the presence of nasopharyngeal cancer earlier, and the best treatment period for nasopharyngeal cancer is in the early stages, so regular visits to the hospital for physical examinations is also one of the ways to detect early signs of the disease. For the sake of our health, we must develop a good habit of regular checks for nasopharyngeal cancer to avoid delays in the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer.

Through the above introduction, patients can understand more clearly whether nasal CT can detect nasopharyngeal cancer.