How long can you live after surgery for advanced colorectal cancer

How long can patients with advanced colorectal cancer live after surgery is a question that many patients are very concerned about. Many patients are very concerned about how long they can live while treating the disease. In fact, there is no accurate answer to this question. The most important thing for patients is to seek treatment as soon as possible and not to have any psychological burden.

There is no clear answer to the question "How long can patients with advanced colorectal cancer live after surgery?", but for patients with mid- to late-stage colorectal cancer, it mainly depends on whether the treatment method is appropriate and the patient's physical condition. Clinical treatments for mid- to late-stage colorectal cancer mainly include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. Arterial chemotherapy is the main chemotherapy method for mid- to late-stage colorectal cancer, which can shrink the tumor to a certain extent, but it will also increase toxic and side effects as the treatment time increases. Therefore, chemotherapy drugs and chemotherapy time should be determined based on tumor relief, symptom relief, and treatment-related toxicity.

The incidence of colorectal cancer varies significantly in different regions. According to the World Cancer Epidemiology Survey, the incidence of colorectal cancer is highest in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc., and lower in Japan, Chile, Africa, etc. Based on limited data, the incidence of colorectal cancer in Africa seems to be very low. Burkitt reported that among 21 hospitals distributed across Africa, the hospital with the highest number of cases of colorectal cancer is 4 per year. Generally speaking, the incidence is higher in economically developed countries.

my country is a low-incidence area worldwide. In recent years, colorectal cancer has shown an upward trend like lung cancer, and my country is no exception. The incidence of the disease in China also varies from region to region, with Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Fujian being the high-incidence areas. The incidence of colorectal cancer in men is significantly higher than that in women, at about 1.6:1. According to domestic statistics, the incidence age is mostly between 40 and 50 years old, with the median age group being around 45. People under 40 years old account for about 1/3 of all cases, and people under 30 years old account for about 10%. The high-incidence age of colorectal cancer in high-incidence countries is 60 to 70 years old, and people under 30 years old account for about 6%. The age of colorectal cancer in my country is 10 to 15 years earlier than that in foreign countries, and people under 30 years old account for 11 to 13 percent, which is a major feature of colorectal cancer in my country.

For patients with colorectal cancer, early treatment is the key to curing the disease. Although colorectal cancer is not an easy disease to cure, if you can treat it early, you can effectively prolong the patient's life, which is the purpose of treating colorectal cancer.