Radiotherapy can be stopped in the middle of the adverse reaction, generally not recommended to stop radiotherapy in the middle of the process.
Adverse reactions may occur during radiotherapy, such as anemia, bone marrow suppression, decrease in white blood cells or red blood cells, liver function impairment, decrease in appetite, mucosal ulcers, radiation pneumonitis, radiation dermatitis, etc. When the adverse reaction situation is more serious and the patient can not tolerate it, stopping can be considered.
However, it is generally not recommended to stop radiotherapy in the middle of the treatment because the tumor may shrink slowly after the tumor patient receives radiotherapy and the sensitive cells die. Once radiotherapy is stopped in the middle, the tumor will continue to increase in size, and it will also easily lead to tumor insensitivity to drugs, and even have an impact on the effectiveness of tumor treatment.
Patients who want to stop radiotherapy in the middle of the treatment must be evaluated and determined by the attending physician.