Which cancers are suitable for radiotherapy

Radiation therapy is widely used. More than 70% of malignant tumor patients need radiation therapy. The indications for radiation therapy for malignant tumors mainly include: first, tumors suitable for radiotherapy alone include: early and middle nasopharyngeal carcinoma, early tongue cancer, early laryngeal cancer and interrupted esophageal cancer, early cervical cancer, early lymphoma and early prostate cancer. Second, tumors suitable for radiotherapy combined with surgery include: Intracranial tumors, advanced head and neck tumors, early thyroid cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, malignant thymoma, rectal cancer, hepatic duct cancer and some soft tissue tumors. Fourth, some adenocarcinoma, malignant mixed cancer can not be the first choice of radiotherapy, such as breast cancer, thyroid cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, etc., this part of the tumor is mainly treated by surgery, sometimes in preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy.