OBJECTIVE To observe xerostomia and its effect on quality of life of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after radiotherapy and discuss related factors that may improve the patients' quality of life. METHODS Seventy-nine nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients were given a questionnaire in clinic regarding xerostomia 1 year following radiotherapy. Its severity and effect on the quality of life were studied. RESULTS Xerostomia was found in all 79 patients. Moderate to severe xerostomia occurred in 74.7 % of the patients. Of the 79 patients, 13.9 % often drank water at night, 74.7 % needed to drink water while eating, 59.5 % felt difficulties speaking and 91.1 % thought that their daily life was effected significantly. CONCLUSION The occurrence rate of xerostomia was very high in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after radiotherapy. 74.7 % of the patients suffered from moderate to severe xerostomia and the daily life of the 91.1 % of patients was effected significantly.

Objective:To study the effect and molecular mechanism of BRCA2 gene on the killing of lung cancer by immune cells.Methods:siRNA was designed to reduce BRCA2 gene in lung cancer cells;BRCA2 expression was detected by qPCR and Western blot;cell growth was detected by MTT and CCK-8 methods;peripheral blood mononuclear cells were co-cultured with lung cancer cells,and GFP fluorescence was detected by enzyme labeling method.Killing efficiency of lung cancer cells was evaluated.Results:BRCA2 gene was expressed in moderate abundance in lung cancer cells A549 and H1299,and there was no significant differ-ence compared with lung epithelial cells BEAS-2B(P>0.05).When the BRCA2 gene in A549 and H1299 cells was successfully knocked down,the cell proliferation rate was significantly increased compared with control group;the killing efficiency of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to lung cancer cells A549 and H1299 were significantly higher than that of the control group;the expression of ATM,RAD51 and RAD50 were significantly reduced,while the expression of P53 protein was 7.2 times of the control group.Con-clusion:After knockdown of BRCA2 gene,peripheral blood monocytes are more effective in killing lung cancer cells.Intervention of BRCA2 and monocytes can synergistically inhibit lung cancer and regulate the expression of ATM signaling pathway molecules.