Why some patients get sicker after radiotherapy

Normally, the body’s immunity can kill and monitor the proliferation of cancer cells, but if you have cancer, it means that the immunity can no longer stop the development of cancer cells, at this time, if not controlled in time, the cancer cells will multiply and not only cause pain in the primary area, but also metastasize to the surrounding organs. organs. If you have cancer, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment. Although the qualifications and conditions of different hospitals vary, there are several necessities that cannot be replaced by hospital treatment. Firstly, cancer staging treatment Different cancers and different stages of cancer have different treatment methods. Which stage one is in can be determined only through scientific examination means. In addition, treatment by staging helps to improve the survival rate of patients as well as their prognosis. Secondly, it helps to understand the disease The speed of cancer development and the depth of the disease of patients can only be judged by the results of instrument testing, and some side effects of treatment can also be detected in time so that countermeasures can be taken as soon as possible. Thirdly, group warming In the hospital, you can meet many patients of the same type, where you can communicate with other patients and get the greatest comfort from psychological point of view. Why some patients’ condition worsens after radiotherapy Those who know about radiotherapy surely know that radiotherapy is an “indiscriminate attack” on cancer, which can kill both cancer cells and normal cells. The treatment effect is determined by the reproduction rate of the patient’s normal cells, which reproduce faster than the cancer cells and divide continuously to replace the cancer cells. There are several possible reasons for the aggravation of the patient’s condition after treatment: Firstly, the patient’s body is too weak, and during radiotherapy, the nutritional supplementation is not timely and comprehensive, or for other reasons, the normal cells cannot be effectively replenished, which leads to the situation that cancer cells are reduced, but normal cells are also rapidly reduced. Secondly, it is the case that radiotherapy also cannot effectively control the disease anymore, and there are more cancer cells than normal cells. In addition, the treatment effect is also related to the patient’s constitution, because radiotherapy is only an adjuvant therapy, and the most important thing is that the patient’s immune system cannot be fundamentally improved. In any case, the price of modern cancer treatment drugs is generally high, and radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy are the few cost-effective ways to treat cancer, which can control the disease in a timely and effective manner at an early stage, and are still an irreplaceable method for patients with financial difficulties. Of course, in the process of cancer treatment, we also need to know how to avoid complications and side effects brought by radiotherapy so as to increase the body’s tolerance.