How is esophageal cancer treated?

  Esophagus is a necessary passage for food to pass through, and the energy required for our life activities must come from food. Once it is not well protected, too much wear and tear or eating food that should not be eaten, it is easy to suffer from esophageal cancer, which is very harmful.  1.Surgical therapy for esophageal cancer treatment Surgical therapy, i.e. surgical resection, is applicable to the resection of lower esophageal cancer in early stage, but there are few patients in the middle stage who adopt cut-out method. Surgical resection is mainly used for patients who have failed in radiotherapy. The surgical method should also consider whether the patient is willing to suffer from good physical condition, sound heart and lung function, and no metastasis of esophageal cancer.  2.Chemotherapy method of esophageal cancer treatment The main purpose of chemotherapy method of esophageal cancer treatment is to change the volume of the current tumor, so that the larger tumor can be reduced. Chemotherapy uses chemical drugs to control the growth and regrowth of cancer cells, and it can also be used before and after adjuvant radiotherapy and surgery.  3.Radiation therapy of esophageal cancer treatment Radiation therapy of esophageal cancer is mainly used for patients with middle and late stage of esophageal cancer, who have lost the time to do surgery. Radiation therapy of esophageal cancer can directly kill cancer cells with small damage scope, which is the latest treatment method to reduce patients’ pain.  4.Diverse treatment method of esophageal cancer Diverse treatment method of esophageal cancer means multiple treatment methods are used together, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be used to assist before surgery, which can improve the overall survival rate of esophageal cancer patients.  5.Chinese medicine treatment Equip the prescription according to the doctor’s requirements and use the medicine together under the principle of evidence-based treatment.