Nasopharyngeal Cancer

1. To plan personalised treatment for each individual patient as every individual is different even if they have the same type of cancer.
2. To improve health related quality of life (QOL) in all types and stages of cancer patients.
3. To plan for partial or total regression of tumour depending on the nature of tumors.
4. To increase overall survival (OS) of patients.
5. To increase disease free survival (DFS) where complete resection of tumour is achieved.
6. To provide a treatment option to patients who are refractory to conventional treatments like chemotherapy / radiotherapy / immunotherapy etc.
7. To reduce the rate of growth of the tumor in recurrent and advanced staged cases.
8. To increase progression free survival in advance cases.
9. To reduce impact of symptoms related to progression of disease.
10. To improve confidence of patients.
11. To provide palliative support in end-of- life cancer cases.
12. To add happiness and extension of life to cancer patients.
13. To compliment other therapies like chemotherapy, radiotherapy in a synergistic way.
14. To reduce severity or adverse effects of other conventional treatment. This reduces incidence and frequency of hospitalization.

1. It is pertinent to note that Rasayu Cancer Clinic does not claim or blame anything while communicating any aspect to cancer patients.
2. Rasayu Cancer Clinic focuses on Ayurveda fundamental based therapies.
3. Rasayu Cancer Clinic believes in continuous improvement in service and science.
4. Rasayu Cancer Clinic always advocates patient centric approach which leads to long and happy life of cancer patients.
5. Every patient has a right to choose the therapy.
6. Rasayu Cancer Clinic never imposes Rasayana therapy on patients but helps them to take the right decision, hence making patients/ relatives well aware about the disease and possible outcomes along with its risk benefit and cost benefit ratios.
7. Rasayu Cancer Clinic is well connected with global updates in cancer care and therapies, through advisors and collaborations with national and international institutes.

Treatment options are surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a combination of these. Selection of treatment depends on various disease related factors like disease site, stage, anatomical accessibility of the tumor and overall wellbeing of the patient.

Surgery

1. Surgery is often used to remove the lymph nodes.
2. Removal of lymph nodes depends on the spread of the disease.
3. Partial neck dissection in which lymph node closer to primary tumor are removed.
4. Modified radical neck dissection removes lymph nodes on one side.
5. Radical neck dissection removes nearly all lymph nodes.
6. Side effects of neck dissection – Click Here
   
   

Chemotherapy

1. Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells, usually by keeping the cancer cells from growing, dividing, and making more cells.
2. Although chemotherapy is useful for treating many types of cancer, most cases of kidney cancer are resistant to chemotherapy.
3. The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the individual and the dose used, but can include fatigue, risk of infection, nausea and vomiting, hair loss, loss of appetite, and diarrhoea and they usually go away after treatment is completed.
4. Chemo agents like 5-flurouracil, cisplatin and methotreaxate can produce high response rates, however responses tend to be short lived.
5. Regrowth is often rapid and there is no evidence to show any survival benefit.
6. Chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting and concurrent with radiotherapy along with newer agents are the subjects of current clinical trials.
7. Myelosuppression and mucosites are the most common side effects of this chemotherapy.
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9. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of Chemotherapy – Click Here
   
   

Radiation Therapy

1. It can be used as the primary treatment or in the adjuvant postoperative setting. Indications and technique depend on anatomical location of the tumor.
2. The major potential advantage of this therapy is functional preservation, particularly of speech and swallowing.
3. Acute skin reactions mucosites are more common side effects of radiotherapy.
4. Side effects of Radiotherapy – Click Here 

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Rasayu Therapy is recommended for those :

1. Who voluntarily opted for this treatment as their first choice.
2. Who are disenchanted with the past treatments.
3. Who do not see any other options of treatments.
4. Who are looking for personalized treatment plan.
5. Who desire a convenient home-based oral therapy which is easy for consumption?
6. Who are susceptible to acquire hospital borne infections/ complications, hence not willing to be hospitalised.
7. Who are looking for favourable risk benefit ratio.
8. Who desire to improve Quality of Life benchmarks based on global standards and monitored regularly.
9. Who wants to be involved in decision making for choice of treatment.
10. Who are willing to be involved in monitoring the efficacy of Rasayana Therapy.
11. Who believe in the transparency of the process by conducting regular investigations by biochemical parameters/ hi tech imaging techniques like PET scan etc.
12. Who are looking for professionals being sensitive to the patient, the care givers and the family.
13. Who desire to take even with other treatments including Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy.