Four types of cancer patients are suitable for radiotherapy

Radiation therapy is currently one of the three major means of cancer treatment, about 70% of cancer patients in the course of treatment to receive radiation therapy. Radiotherapy as an independent treatment, in the treatment of cancer can be applied alone.
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Tumor treatment methods, including surgical treatment, radiotherapy and cancer medical treatment (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, gene targeted therapy, etc.), in addition to rehabilitation of patients with psychological treatment. 2005 statistics show that the five-year survival rate of the tumor is 55%, of which the rate of 49% of surgery, radiotherapy contribution rate of 40%, chemotherapy contribution rate of 11%. It can be seen that radiation therapy plays an important role in the treatment of cancer.
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In the choice of treatment options, radiation therapy can also be preferred, can also be applied independently. Such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and now almost all of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma with radiotherapy, the cure rate was significantly higher than the surgical treatment. There are early laryngeal cancer, radiotherapy and surgical results are similar, and radiotherapy in many ways to save the patient's physiological function, quality of life improved significantly, if the radiotherapy failed, and then undergo surgery can often get the appropriate effect. In addition, skin tumors, radiotherapy and surgery are similar. That is, there are many tumors, especially early tumors, radiotherapy can be used as an independent means to cure tumors.
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In general, radiotherapy is particularly suitable for use in four types of cancer patients.
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First, the tumor location is poor. For example, the tumor next to the large vessels or some important organs next to the surgical resection may be difficult when available radiotherapy. And it is less damage to the blood vessels, large blood vessels on the radiation treatment tolerance is relatively high, so the damage to the blood vessels can be ignored.
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Second, poor physical condition. For example, with severe heart disease, diabetes, or some other systemic diseases, are unable to tolerate surgery patients.
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Third, the elderly and children. Elderly body function is weak, poor surgical tolerance. Children organ development immature, demanding surgical operation, while poor tolerance.
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Fourth, fear of surgery. Do not want to undergo surgery or patients with fear of surgery, can be radiotherapy, but also can achieve very good results.