The dangers of neurological invasion by colon cancer

As the tumor grows and develops to the late stage, patients with colon cancer will show symptoms of liver metastasis such as jaundice, ascites, edema, as well as cachexia, a mass in the anterior rectal fossa, and enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes, which are manifestations of distant tumor spread and metastasis. What are the hazards of neurological invasion of colon cancer?

1. Left colon cancer: The left colon cavity is relatively narrow, and the feces are already sticky and formed here. This part is mostly invasive cancer, and the intestinal cavity is often annular and narrow. Therefore, clinical symptoms of intestinal obstruction appear earlier, and some may even have acute obstruction. The symptoms of poisoning are mild and appear later.
2. Right colon cancer: The right colon has a wider intestinal cavity, the stool is thinner, the colon is rich in blood and lymph, and has a strong absorption capacity. Cancers are mostly soft cancers, which are prone to ulceration, necrosis, bleeding and infection, so the clinical manifestations are mainly poisoning symptoms. However, when the condition worsens, intestinal obstruction may also occur.
Patients with advanced colon cancer have intestinal stenosis due to the invasion of the tumor into the intestines, which blocks defecation to varying degrees and reduces the food intake. At this time, patients should be given nutritious foods with less crude fiber, such as eggs, lean meat, soy products, fine grains, tender leafy vegetables, etc.; and patients should be advised to drink more honey water and eat bananas, pears, etc., among which honey has the best laxative effect.
If it is determined that the disease has reached the late stage, treatment should be based on reducing the patient's pain as much as possible.