Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and supportive therapy are generally adopted to relieve symptoms as well as improve the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer, and psychological care should also be paid attention to.
Malignant tumors in advanced stages of cancer may have compression symptoms, for example, tumors in the abdominal cavity often compress the digestive tract and cause obstruction, resulting in patients being unable to eat or defecate, and then surgery is needed to relieve the compression symptoms. Many patients with advanced cancer may also suffer from hemorrhage, which may endanger the patient’s life in a short period of time, and may require interventional, endoscopic and surgical procedures to stop the bleeding in a timely manner.
Effective radiotherapy for advanced cancer can once inhibit the growth and spread of tumor cells, and can control the spread of cancer. Meanwhile, patients with advanced cancer generally have poor physical strength, malaise, anemia, pain and other discomforts, and can be given symptomatic treatments such as pain relief and nutritional support under the guidance of doctors to alleviate patients’ pain.
Tumor patients are generally depressed, and it is necessary to regulate patients’ emotions and encourage them to face the disease positively and cooperate with the treatment.
It is recommended to carry out individualized treatment under doctor’s guidance in order to reduce patient’s pain and improve life treatment.