Radiation therapy for cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer and also a disease with a certain incidence rate among women. After being diagnosed with cervical cancer, patients must receive timely treatment through radiotherapy and other methods to prevent cancer cells from spreading to other locations and affecting their life safety. In addition, cervical cancer patients also need to take good care of themselves in their daily lives. Here I will introduce to you the daily care methods for cervical cancer radiotherapy!

1. Psychological care

Most cervical cancer patients are elderly patients who do not know much about the disease, and they also have some special manifestations of the disease, such as vaginal bleeding and odor. It can bring tremendous mental pressure to patients and affect the normal life of themselves and their families. Patients may experience emotional reactions such as shame, fear, depression, anger, and despair. These negative emotions can have a depressive effect on the body's immune function, causing cancer cells to grow actively and the disease to worsen, forming a vicious circle. Therefore, it is very important to comfort patients and build up their confidence in overcoming the disease.

2. Key points of external irradiation care

1. Flushing the vagina once a day for more than half a year after radiotherapy can be changed to 2-3 times a week for 2-3 years. The purpose is to reduce infection, promote epithelial healing and avoid vaginal adhesions.

2. Pay attention to the patient's systemic reactions, check blood routine regularly, and if any abnormalities are found, treat the symptoms promptly according to the doctor's orders.

3. Keep sterile gauze packing ready for emergency use in case of severe bleeding. Patients with bleeding after tamponade should be careful to see if bleeding continues, and local hemostatic drugs should be used if necessary.

4. If the patient develops radiation proctitis, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, astringent and antidiarrheal drugs should be used to maintain and promote epithelial regeneration. Eat easily digestible, highly nutritious food, keep bowel movements smooth, and avoid irritating and crude fiber foods. The patient should empty his/her urine before each abdominal radiotherapy. When cystitis occurs, in addition to antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic treatment, physical and mental care should be taken and symptomatic treatment should be actively carried out as prescribed by the doctor.

5. Instruct patients to protect the irradiated skin, keep it clean and dry, and avoid local irritation and abrasion.

3. Nursing points for endovascular treatment

1. Before intracavitary treatment, temperature measurement, skin preparation, vaginal washing, etc. are routinely performed, and the patient is advised to empty the bladder.

2. The patient is placed in the lithotomy position, the local skin is disinfected, and preoperative preparations such as laying a towel and putting on sterile pants are made.

3. Cooperate with the physician to perform the applicator placement surgery, strictly follow aseptic techniques, and fill out the record sheet carefully.

4. Pay attention to the observation of patients during and after treatment. If any abnormality is found, report it to the physician in time for treatment.