How long can you live with colorectal cancer

How long can a person live with colorectal cancer? This is actually a very complicated question. It mainly depends on the patient's specific condition, the patient's physical fitness, whether the patient receives effective treatment, whether the patient has good care, whether the patient has a good mental state, whether the patient has a certain financial ability, etc. So how long can a person live with colorectal cancer? Regarding this issue, let's take a closer look.

How long can a person with colorectal cancer live? This is the answer that colorectal cancer patients want to know, no matter if they live for one year, two years or longer. Of course, in the hearts of colorectal cancer patients, the longer they can live, the better, because no one wants to leave their relatives and friends early in such a beautiful day. First of all, there are many issues to consider about how long a person with colorectal cancer can live, and there are many determining factors for how long a person can live. There is really no perfect answer here for colorectal cancer patients. Only after many years of experience and some routine summaries of doctors' contact with colorectal cancer patients can we have a little answer, but it is not a generalization. Every patient has different immune functions and different tolerance to treatment methods. Moreover, the treatment of colorectal cancer is a systematic process involving many factors. In general, whether a person with colorectal cancer will die requires comprehensive consideration of the patient's own constitution, treatment methods and effects.

The choice of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer is an important factor affecting the survival of advanced colorectal cancer. The main clinical treatments for advanced colorectal cancer are chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. Arterial chemotherapy is the main chemotherapy method for advanced 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 based on tumor relief, symptom relief, and treatment-related toxicity. Radiotherapy is also one of the most commonly used treatments for advanced colorectal cancer in clinical practice. It can shrink tumors and improve symptoms. It is usually used in combination with chemotherapy, and the effect is better than radiotherapy alone or chemotherapy alone. However, radiotherapy is more harmful to the body and should be used with caution in patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have poor physical function.

In addition, in view of the toxic and side effects of chemotherapy on the human body, traditional Chinese medicine can be combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer to enhance efficacy and reduce toxicity. It can achieve good results by cooperating with chemotherapy to reduce toxic and side effects. For patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have a wide range of metastasis, weak physical functions, and are unable to tolerate chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for conservative treatment. Although the short-term effect is not as obvious as chemotherapy, the long-term effect is good and has a significant effect in improving the quality of life and prolonging survival.

In addition, the improvement of the patient's physical function is also an important factor affecting the survival of advanced colorectal cancer. Only when the patient's own immunity is improved can they resist the development of cancer and tolerate various drug treatments. Therefore, improving immune function and enhancing resistance to tumors are extremely important for patients with advanced colorectal cancer. In terms of diet, you should reduce the intake of fat in your diet; increase the intake of fiber in your diet; avoid strong alcohol, spicy, hot, and irritating foods. In addition, you can also take Chinese medicine that has the effect of strengthening the spleen and kidneys to improve immunity. With the advancement of scientific research, the survival period of advanced colorectal cancer has increased significantly.

Most patients are trapped by their illness and have very negative emotions, which to some extent affects the enthusiasm and efficacy of treatment. Therefore, people around them should comfort and encourage patients so that they can actively undergo treatment, which can effectively prolong the survival period of advanced colorectal cancer.

Through the above answers to the question of how long one can live with colorectal cancer, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of how long colorectal cancer patients survive. It can be seen that the survival period of colorectal cancer mainly depends on the patient's mentality, treatment, and care, so colorectal cancer patients must establish a good mentality, which is conducive to prolonging life.