Is there a high chance of recurrence of colon cancer after surgery?

As a malignant tumor of the digestive system, colon cancer is relatively common in clinical practice. In recent years, with the diversification of lifestyles and changes in eating habits, the incidence of colon cancer has remained high and is becoming younger, seriously threatening people's lives and health. Clinically, many patients with early colon cancer believe that after surgical treatment, they can let down their guard and recover. Is this really the case?

For patients with early-stage colon cancer, when cancer cells have not spread or metastasized, the disease is discovered early, and the body's tolerance is good, surgery is the first choice for treating colon cancer. Direct surgical removal of the cancer lesion can quickly control the deterioration of the disease, reduce the fear of cancer, and help patients achieve clinical cure.

Since surgical treatment is so effective, why do patients still experience recurrence after surgery? Years of practice have shown that surgery is indeed one of the most effective treatments for early-stage colon cancer. However, in the face of the terrible colon cancer, surgery is not a panacea and also has certain drawbacks.

From this we can see that although surgery has significant therapeutic effects, it cannot guarantee complete recovery of the patient. It can only achieve "treating the symptoms but not the root cause". There is still a high chance of recurrence after surgery. For patients who have undergone surgical treatment, it is very important to do a good job of postoperative consolidation. Facing residual cancer cells and microscopic cancer lesions after surgery, postoperative complications are very likely to occur.