What are the treatments for rectal cancer?

Because our unreasonable eating habits are the main cause of rectal cancer, the current mortality rate of rectal cancer is very high, so how should we treat rectal cancer after it is discovered? Let's take a look at the treatment methods of rectal cancer.

The treatment method chosen is mainly determined by the location of the patient's tumor growth. If it is early-stage cancer, it can mostly be treated through surgery, which is also the best way to cure it. If the cancer is severe or has developed to the point of widespread metastasis and cannot be cured, conservative treatment can be used. Because surgery is meaningless, the purpose of conservative treatment is mainly to reduce the patient's pain.
However, even after surgery for rectal cancer, patients should not take it lightly, because about half of the patients will experience metastasis and recurrence after surgery. Except for some rectal cancers discovered early, many other rectal cancer patients need to consider the possibility of chemotherapy after surgical resection. Radiotherapy is divided into preoperative radiotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy, which is very important for the treatment of patients. Preoperative radiotherapy is mainly suitable for patients with stage III rectal cancer. The purpose is to increase the resection rate and reduce local recurrence.