Post Date September, 22 2023
Choriocarcinoma is a serious malignant tumor and a rare disease. The difficulty of treatment after illness is also high. We must detect, check, and treat it as soon as possible, and also pay attention to daily care.
Can choriocarcinoma be cured?
Most patients with choriocarcinoma cannot be cured. Choriocarcinoma is usually found in the late stage, but the cure rate for late stage cancer is low, so most choriocarcinoma patients cannot be cured.
Treatment methods for choriocarcinoma
1. Chemotherapy: In general early cases, a single drug can be used, with 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) as the priority. The condition is urgent or in its final stage, requiring two or more medications. Take medication strictly under the doctor's instructions.
2. Surgical treatment: When the condition is severe, chemotherapy cannot completely conquer or HCG decreases slowly during treatment, surgical treatment must be considered. Generally, surgery involves a hysterectomy.
3. Radiation therapy: In the late stage, patients with difficulty in surgery or unclear disappearance of multiple courses of chemotherapy must consider radiation therapy.
4. Treatment of metastatic lesions: If the cancer metastasizes to other parts of the body, targeted treatment should be given based on the characteristics of each part.
5. Treatment principle: Chemotherapy is the main treatment, surgery is the auxiliary, and young childless individuals should try not to remove their uterus as much as possible to preserve their reproductive function. If the uterus has to be removed, the ovaries can still be preserved.
Precautions for Choriocarcinoma
1. Pay attention to psychological care: Win the trust of patients with the correct knowledge and information of the disease and its treatment provided by nursing staff, provide opportunities for communication and activity, help patients analyze available support systems, and correct negative coping styles.
2. Strictly observe the condition of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding: pay attention to recording the amount of bleeding, and observe the vital signs of bleeding more frequently. Excessive vaginal bleeding or severe abdominal pain often accompanied by internal bleeding may lead to cancer rupture of the uterus. Doctors should be notified immediately and prepared for surgery.
3. Pay attention to reducing discomfort: actively take measures to alleviate pain, chemotherapy side effects, and other symptoms, and try to meet the reasonable requirements of the patient.
4. Treatment cooperation: Patients receiving chemotherapy receive chemotherapy care. Surgical personnel follow abdominal surgical care. When the symptoms of the transfer furnace appear, take care of them according to the corresponding symptoms.
5. Pay attention to health education: Encourage patients to eat. When symptoms of metastatic lesions appear, they should rest in bed and engage in appropriate activities after the condition subsides. Moderate sexual activity, implement contraceptive measures, and prohibit sexual activity for those with vaginal transfer.
