Traditional radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has become very common in our life, and the number of patients is also rising, especially in the south. If you want to stay away from nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you must first know something about it. What are the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

What are the characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Characteristics 1: South China is more prone to develop than North China.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has obvious regional characteristics. Statistics show that the main incidence area of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the southern region with relatively humid climate.

Feature 2: The first treatment is radiotherapy.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma grows in a special place, which is generally deep and narrow, with many blood vessels and lymphoid tissues, so it is difficult to operate. Even with surgery, it is difficult to completely remove the tumor.

Therefore, most of the clinical treatments for nasopharyngeal carcinoma are radiotherapy.

According to statistics, about 50% patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma can survive for more than 5 years only through radiotherapy. If the patient is in the early stage and the cancer cells have not spread, the survival rate can reach more than 80%; Even in the advanced stage, if radiotherapy is used properly, about 30% patients can survive for more than five years.

What are the main means of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

1, conventional radiotherapy

This is the traditional radiotherapy for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It uses a special radioactive substance to produce a high-energy ray, and then irradiates the neck of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

The radiotherapy cycle is uncertain, and the doctor will adjust it according to the patient's own situation.