Can rectal cancer be cured by taking Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine is a great treasure handed down from Chinese history and culture, and is still used in medical treatment. So, do you know whether rectal cancer can be cured by taking traditional Chinese medicine? Are there any serious side effects? Experts suggest that traditional Chinese medicine treatment of rectal cancer can effectively improve the patient's clinical symptoms, improve the quality of life and prolong the survival period.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for rectal cancer is indispensable in the entire treatment process of rectal cancer. Early treatment can help patients recover, kill cancer cells and regulate the body at the same time. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment in the middle and late stages can not only treat malignant tumors alone, but also be used in combination with other treatment methods. It can reduce toxicity and increase efficacy, and the side effects are relatively small.

In addition, early-stage patients can be treated with surgery.

The surgical approach depends on the location of the tumor in the rectum and includes abdominoperineal resection and anal sphincter preservation.

Generally, anal sphincter preservation can be performed for cancers in the middle and upper rectum, but anal sphincter preservation should not be performed for cancers in the lower rectum.

(1) Abdominoperineal resection (Miles surgery): It is suitable for cases where the tumor is located in the rectum and is less than 7 cm away from the anal verge. This surgery is a classic procedure for treating rectal cancer.

(2) Anterior resection of rectal cancer (Dixon procedure): It is suitable for upper rectal cancer that is more than 12 cm away from the anal verge. The sigmoid colon and rectum are removed in the abdominal cavity. This procedure can preserve the anus and has good function.

For cases with small and non-fixed lesions, local excision followed by external pelvic radiation and intrarectal radiation can also achieve certain results.