Do I need chemotherapy after brain cancer surgery?

Intracranial tumors, namely various brain tumors, are one of the common diseases in the nervous system. They are very harmful to the functions of the human nervous system. In recent years, the incidence of intracranial tumors has been on the rise. Surgery is a common treatment method, but many patients have to continue chemotherapy after surgery. However, chemotherapy also has great side effects. Many patients have such a question: Do I need chemotherapy after surgery for brain cancer?

Whether chemotherapy is needed after brain tumor surgery should be considered comprehensively based on the patient's overall condition. Patients with brain tumors who can tolerate chemotherapy can undergo chemotherapy. Patients who cannot undergo chemotherapy can first use Chinese medicine for consolidation treatment, which can also achieve ideal results. The principle of chemotherapy after brain tumor surgery is to achieve the maximum therapeutic effect through chemotherapy after brain tumor surgery, and to minimize the adverse reactions of brain tumor chemotherapy drugs as much as possible.

Whether chemotherapy is needed after brain tumor surgery should be considered based on the following points: After palliative resection, or if the advanced brain tumor cannot be removed, if the patient is in good general condition, chemotherapy should be given systematically; otherwise, chemotherapy is not appropriate. So far, there are still differences in the significance of adjuvant chemotherapy after brain tumor surgery. Since various chemotherapy drugs have toxic side effects, there are different opinions on whether patients should undergo routine repeated chemotherapy after surgery.

Chemotherapy procedures, especially for patients with advanced tumors or weak bodies, blindly using chemotherapy will not only lead to rapid deterioration of the disease, but also accelerate the patient's death. Therefore, patients and their families who choose chemotherapy to treat brain tumors should pay special attention and consider many aspects such as the patient's constitution, body immunity, age, etc. If chemotherapy is chosen to treat brain tumors, then it is necessary to start TCM-assisted treatment as soon as possible.