The treatment for swallowing difficulties or any other instructions include-
Relieving the symptoms- if cancer has shortened the food pipe, an endoscope with special tools like stents are used to make it open. The other options can be surgery, radiation therapy, chemo, laser or photodynamic therapy.
Giving optimal nutrition- a feeding tube is used if one can’t swallow or take food in. It will deliver nutrition to the stomach or small intestine.
If you still face issues while swallowing food, contact the doctors at CARE Hospitals to know how you can minimize the complications through esophageal cancer treatment in Hyderabad.