How long does it take for gallbladder cancer to recur after surgery

What are the treatments for recurrence of gallbladder cancer? Many patients with gallstones are very concerned about this issue. In this society where cancer is feared, the late stage is equivalent to being diagnosed with the late stage. The following summary can help you find the answer and have a deeper understanding of the causes of gallbladder cancer.

After surgical resection of gallbladder cancer, the tumor may subside in the short term, but it may come back after a period of time. Or the same tumor may grow again at the primary site, or multiple recurrence and metastasis lesions may be found in adjacent tissues and organs, which are all considered gallbladder cancer recurrence. There are certain difficulties in the treatment of gallbladder cancer recurrence, and chemotherapy is the main treatment method.

There are many reasons for the recurrence of gallbladder cancer, such as incomplete surgery, failure to carry out consolidation treatment in time, poor postoperative care, etc. The most important reason is the incomplete treatment of primary gallbladder cancer, such as incomplete surgical resection, incomplete radiotherapy or chemotherapy, although the tumor appears to have disappeared, there are still some cancer cells remaining, causing these residual cancer cells to multiply rapidly and in large numbers to form new lesions.

The treatment of gallbladder cancer recurrence is mainly systemic chemotherapy. Although gallbladder cancer is not very sensitive to various chemotherapy drugs, it is difficult to observe its efficacy. However, with the continuous development of chemotherapy drugs in recent years, the level of chemotherapy has been greatly improved. Chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer recurrence has a definite effect. For those with gallbladder cancer recurrence who are in poor physical condition, first consider improving physical functions through diet conditioning and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, and then chemotherapy when the condition is good.

The above is the editor’s introduction to related content. I hope it can provide some help for the early prevention and treatment of the disease. At the same time, I also hope that patients with the disease can actively receive treatment to reduce the serious impact of the disease on patients.