What can I eat and what medicine can I take to treat nasopharyngeal cancer

Drug treatment is the treatment method chosen by many nasopharyngeal cancer patients. Patients hope that the efficacy of drugs can help treat nasopharyngeal cancer and avoid the deterioration of the disease. The following will introduce to you what can you eat for nasopharyngeal cancer? What drugs can be used to treat it?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma refers to a malignant tumor that occurs on the top and side walls of the nasopharyngeal cavity. It is one of the most common malignant tumors in my country, and its incidence rate ranks first among malignant tumors of the ear, nose and throat. Common clinical symptoms include nasal congestion, blood in mucus, stuffy ears, hearing loss, diplopia and headache. Most nasopharyngeal carcinomas are moderately sensitive to radiotherapy, and radiotherapy is the first choice for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, for highly differentiated cancers, advanced disease courses and recurrence after radiotherapy, surgical resection and chemotherapy are also indispensable means.

Patients can also use common medicines and foods to help with treatment, such as: impatiens root juice, reed root, sweet almond, large raw earth, polygonatum, dendrobium, red dates, raw chestnuts, fresh snail meat, mung bean water, water chestnuts, white radish, white pear, citrus, hawthorn, carp, etc.

According to the patient's condition, traditional Chinese medicine can be selected for conservative treatment. For example, ginsenoside Rh2, which contains 16.2%, can induce apoptosis of tumor cells and transform them into normal cells; inhibit cancer cell proliferation; enhance the effect of traditional chemotherapy; and reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Long-term use can effectively improve the patient's quality of life and prolong life. In addition, patients should maintain a happy mood, which helps to alleviate the condition and also plays an important role in prolonging the patient's life.

As mentioned above, the use of drugs to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma should be used under the guidance of a pharmacist in order to exert good efficacy and achieve the purpose of treatment.