Liver and lung metastasis of colorectal cancer

A male patient had colorectal cancer resection surgery two years ago. Metastasis was found to the liver and lungs a year ago. After four chemotherapy sessions, the lesion increased from 2.8CM to 4.0CM. CA199 did not decrease. His diet was relatively normal. Is there any good way to reduce CA199 and reduce the size of the lesion?

The patient was found to have liver and lung metastasis one year after colorectal cancer surgery and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. It is recommended that the patient cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine treatment to control cancer cells and improve the patient's own immunity.

Early lung metastasis of cancer usually has no obvious respiratory symptoms. If the lung lesions are extensive, dry cough, blood in sputum and dyspnea may occur. When lung metastasis invades the pleura, main bronchi or adjacent structures, the same symptoms as primary bronchial lung cancer may occur, such as cough, blood in sputum, chest pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, etc. If accompanied by mediastinal metastasis, the patient may show symptoms of hoarseness, superior vena cava syndrome, diaphragmatic paralysis and esophageal or tracheal compression. Occasionally, the tumor may cause acute pulmonary embolism, which manifests as progressive dyspnea.

The main distant metastasis of colorectal cancer is the liver. Symptoms of liver metastasis include 20% to 25% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases, and 40% to 50% of colorectal cancer cases that have undergone surgical resection will eventually develop liver metastasis. When colorectal cancer metastasizes to the liver, symptoms include jaundice, ascites, edema, etc.

An active attitude should be taken in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer liver and lung metastasis. If no treatment is given, the survival period is only 5 to 10 months. If active and effective treatment is given, the 5-year survival rate can reach 20% to 40%, and the survival period is extended to 28 to 40 months.