Synchronous radiotherapy means receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy at the same time, and the key is to enhance the effect of radiation therapy with small doses of chemotherapy. Radiotherapy in synchronous treatment is to receive short irradiation every day to accumulate the radiation dose to achieve the therapeutic effect, which is carried out every week from Monday to Friday. The common side effects are local skin redness, pigmentation and, in a few cases, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal discomfort and radiation pneumonia due to damage to the esophageal mucosa epithelium. Synchronous chemotherapy: Small doses of chemotherapy are given before, during and after radiation therapy to increase the sensitivity of the tissue to radiation, often requiring hospitalization. Simultaneous radiotherapy and chemotherapy can reduce the dose of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy alone, such as local skin redness, pigmentation, nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal discomfort and radiation pneumonia. And because of simultaneous radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the sensitivity of tumor to radiotherapy is greatly increased, which makes the cure of tumor greatly improved! Because of its low toxicity and high efficiency, it has become the best choice for esophageal cancer patients, and even reached the point that it can be comparable to surgery, bringing an unprecedented revolution in treatment for tumor patients! Dietary requirements for esophageal cancer patients: You need to eat liquid food during the whole treatment process to avoid foreign body obstruction caused by eating large pieces of food! It is recommended to eat milk, flushed eggs, juice, broth, etc., and avoid oral consumption of buns, dumplings, meat pieces, etc. Warm tip: As patients with esophageal tumor may experience radiation edema in the first 10 times of radiotherapy, some patients may feel their symptoms are significantly aggravated! Do not worry and give up the treatment! Inform your doctor in time and persist until about 20 times of radiotherapy with the intervention of medical aids, you will feel the symptoms significantly reduced! At this point you are very close to a cure, and adherence to treatment up to 23-25 times will achieve the desired effect!