Patient's question:
Recently, I've been feeling lethargic, having poor appetite, and losing weight rapidly. Pain started two months ago. Sometimes I have low-grade fever and feel easily fatigued. The hospital diagnosed it as pelvic cancer. I've undergone many tests. I'd like to ask if radiotherapy is still needed after surgery and chemotherapy for pelvic cancer?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if your physical condition permits, you can consider appropriate radiotherapy. However, since radiotherapy lacks discrimination, it needs to be repeated. After multiple sessions of radiotherapy, the patient's immune function declines, resistance decreases, and there is a higher risk of metastasis. It is recommended to adopt traditional Chinese medicine in a timely manner during Western medicine treatment. There is no conflict between radiotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine; on the contrary, they can complement each other, enhance efficacy while reducing the side effects of radiotherapy, suppress and eliminate tumors, thereby achieving better therapeutic effects.