How to care for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and how to choose drugs

If nasopharyngeal cancer patients are not properly cared for, the consequences will be disastrous. The following author will introduce how to care for nasopharyngeal cancer patients. How to choose drugs?

How to care for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer?

1. Foods that produce dampness and resolve phlegm, are sticky and turbid, should be used less in complementary foods, such as kelp, laver, asparagus, jellyfish, etc. When symptoms of liver fire inflammation such as dizziness, deafness, bitter mouth, and irritability occur, products that clear the liver and relieve heat, nourish yin and suppress yang should be selected to alleviate the symptoms, such as chrysanthemum tea, stir-fried bean seeds coffee, bitter melon tea, day lily, bitter melon, wolfberry seedlings, plums, abalone, mustard, etc.

2. Dietary taboos: Eat more vegetables, fruits, fish and milk, and avoid partiality. Avoid hard, hot, and sour foods, and avoid smoking and drinking.

3. Patients should also pay attention to a reasonable diet to maintain their health and improve their disease resistance. Sufficient nutritional supplements are needed during radiotherapy to help improve immunity, resistance and the adverse effects of chemotherapy; drinking more green tea can enhance the effect of chemotherapy drugs in killing cancer cells without increasing toxic side effects.

How to choose drugs? Drug treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be divided into chemotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine. Chemotherapy drugs directly inhibit cancer, but they have strong toxic side effects and can damage the body's immune function, leading to a series of complications that are not conducive to treatment.

In order to improve the patient's immune function and enhance resistance to tumors, Chinese medicine is often combined with treatment in clinical practice. Chinese medicine can also reduce the toxic side effects caused by chemotherapy and make the treatment go smoothly.

Through the above introduction, we must understand how to care for patients, and we should pay attention to the choice of medicines, hoping to help your disease.