What to do if local recurrence occurs after colon cancer surgery

The incidence of colon cancer in my country has an increasing trend. The causes of the disease are related to genetics, colon adenomas, polyposis, chronic inflammatory lesions, low fiber, high-fat eating habits, etc. Postoperative care for colon cancer in the middle and late stages is very important. Reasonable care is very important to ensure the patient's quality of life and prolong survival. The following introduces postoperative care for colon cancer to prevent recurrence.

1. For patients with colon cancer who have undergone anal reconstruction surgery, since the artificial anus has no sphincter and has an abnormal smell all over the body, the patient often has a mental burden. Therefore, more explanations and encouragement should be given, and the patient should be helped and guided to take good care of the artificial anus. The patient should be made to understand that anal reconstruction is just the transfer of the anus from the perineum to the abdomen, and no one looks at this with strange eyes. He can completely control his bowel movements and there is no difference between him and a normal person. Or let him know that only the patient knows that the anus is in the abdomen, and no one can discover this secret.

2. You should gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If you have not had a bowel movement for a few days, you can take laxatives or go to the hospital for an artificial rectal enema. To prevent diarrhea, you should pay attention to food hygiene and eat less fiber foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

3. Colon cancer patients should sleep in the side-lying position in the early stage after surgery, with the side of the artificial anus on top, so as to avoid feces contaminating the wound and causing infection. The skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, it should be cleaned with warm water and coated with vaseline ointment to protect the skin. The artificial anus should be expanded regularly with fingers wearing finger cots. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary.

4. If colon cancer patients experience weight loss, sacral pain, perineal lumps, abdominal masses, ascites, or liver enlargement, they should go to the hospital in time to detect metastasis early.

5. Colon cancer patients should use combined tumor biological treatment technology after surgery. Although surgery can quickly remove the tumor, cancer recurrence and metastasis are prone to occur after surgery. Postoperative combined specific anti-tumor immunotherapy can clear cancer cells scattered throughout the body, promote wound healing, and effectively prevent the recurrence and metastasis of thyroid cancer.