How should colorectal cancer be treated

Even if you have colorectal cancer, you don’t have to worry too much. With the continuous advancement of medicine, some diseases that were previously considered incurable now have many treatments, and the disease can be better controlled. Therefore, if you are sick, go for examination and treatment in time, and try to control the disease in the early stage. What should you do if you have colorectal cancer? Here are some treatment methods for you!

What should I do if I have colorectal cancer? The more common treatments are as follows:

1. Surgical treatment

For patients with early colorectal cancer, surgical treatment can better remove the tumor and improve the prognosis. If cancer metastasis is found during exploration, but the diseased intestinal curve can still be free, the colorectal cancer should be removed in principle to avoid intestinal obstruction in the future; on the other hand, cancerous tumors often have erosion, bleeding or secondary infection, and resection can improve the general condition. For patients with extensive cancer metastasis, if the diseased intestinal segment can no longer be removed, palliative surgery such as fistula or shortcut should be performed.

2. Chemotherapy

After surgical resection, about 50% of patients will have recurrence or metastasis. In that case, before laparotomy, intra-intestinal chemotherapy or preoperative enema for rectal cancer can prevent the spread of cancer cells, kill and eliminate cancer cells, which is very effective in treating colorectal cancer. Continuing chemotherapy after surgery may increase the 5-year survival rate after radical surgery. It can also be used to reduce the chance of tumor recurrence. Palliative chemotherapy is used to treat advanced tumors (spread to other parts of the body).

3. Radiation therapy

Radiotherapy is a common adjuvant treatment method used clinically to reduce the chance of tumor recurrence. ① Preoperative radiotherapy can shrink the tumor, improve the resection rate, reduce regional lymph node metastasis, intraoperative cancer cell spread and local recurrence; ② Postoperative radiotherapy: For cases with radical surgery, if the tumor has penetrated the intestinal wall, invaded local lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels and blood vessels, or there is residual tumor after surgery, but there is no distant metastasis, postoperative radiotherapy is appropriate; ③ Simple radiotherapy: For cases of advanced rectal cancer, small doses of radiotherapy can sometimes have a temporary hemostatic and analgesic effect.

What should you do if you have colorectal cancer? The above three common treatment methods for colorectal cancer are introduced to you. Through the explanation of the content, I hope that everyone will have a better understanding of colorectal cancer treatment and take timely measures to treat it after getting sick. Of course, the specific treatment method should be determined according to the patient's specific condition!