Will early-stage colon cancer recur after surgery?

Will early-stage colon cancer recur after surgery? After surgical treatment of colon cancer, its related symptoms will recur or metastasize. The reason is that surgical treatment cannot eliminate cancer cells at one time. Therefore, many friends will ask: What is the recurrence rate of colon cancer?

Experts pointed out that the recurrence rate of colon cancer is affected by many factors, and hope that patients can have timely reexamination. Colon cancer surgery is better, and if the treatment is good, the survival rate of at least 5 years after surgery can reach more than 50%, and if it is an early patient, it can reach more than 80%, while the recurrence rate of late-stage colon cancer is only about 30%. The cause of colon cancer has not been really figured out, and doctors have different opinions on whether colon cancer can be inherited. A foreign country once investigated a family, with more than 650 blood relatives in 75 years, of which 96 were malignant tumor patients, most of whom had colon cancer and adenocarcinomas in other parts of the body. Others have found that the risk of colon cancer in the compatriots of colon cancer patients is 5 times higher than that of the general population, and the familial factors of colon cancer are more common than other digestive tract cancers. Therefore, many doctors believe that genetic factors are related to colon cancer.

Postoperative chemotherapy is also essential to prevent the recurrence and metastasis of colon cancer after surgery. Chemotherapy should be appropriately assisted after colon cancer surgery to improve the success rate of surgery, which can effectively prevent the recurrence and metastasis of colon cancer. When it comes to chemotherapy, most patients are afraid of the series of toxic side effects brought about by chemotherapy, such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia and even hair loss. However, with the rapid development of medical level, the emergence of targeted oral chemotherapy drugs has made innovative breakthroughs in chemotherapy drugs. Targeted oral chemotherapy drugs such as capecitabine are different from traditional chemotherapy drugs. After entering the human body, they must be under the action of enzymes in tumor cells to produce antiviral effects, and they cause little damage to normal human cells. Moreover, patients can receive chemotherapy at home, which not only reduces the trouble of going to the hospital but also reduces the pain of chemotherapy.

In short, experts emphasize that patients should have regular checkups after colon cancer surgery. The recurrence rate of colon cancer often occurs within 2 years after surgery, and a checkup should be conducted every 3 months during this period. To reduce the recurrence rate of colon cancer, patients also need to maintain an optimistic mood, eat a reasonable diet, and pay attention to rest and recuperation, which will be of great help to their condition.