Patient's question:
An 77-year-old woman was found to have a small part of a gastric polyp that had transformed into early-stage cancer during endoscopic polypectomy. There were several perforations during the removal, which may lead to cancer cell spread. When is the best time to start chemotherapy?Doctor's answer:
A weakened immune system, decreased appetite, inflammation, and other issues. Chemotherapy for gastric cancer can alleviate side effects by taking Ginseng Anti-Aging Essence containing ginsenoside Rh2 (Houmingsu), which can also reverse tumor drug resistance. Most chemotherapy drugs struggle to enter cancer cells, as there is a P-glycoprotein in cancer cells that can expel these drugs, leading to poor tolerance of chemotherapy drugs by cancer cells. Ginsenoside Rh2 has the property of being a small molecular liposoluble substance, which can easily enter the nucleus of cells to kill cancer cells, thereby reversing tumor drug resistance and increasing the use of chemotherapy drugs. There are many treatment methods for gastric polyps, but since the symptoms of patients differ, the diagnostic methods used also vary. Therefore, it is necessary for patients to be diagnosed as soon as possible to prescribe the correct treatment.