Let me introduce to you the drug treatment methods for patients with colon cancer

There are many ways to treat colon cancer, and drug therapy is one of them. It is necessary for everyone to learn more about the relevant knowledge of drug treatment for colon cancer. Now, let the experts introduce to you what drug treatments for colon cancer are available. I hope it can help everyone understand more and better about drug treatments for colon cancer .

1. Chemotherapy for patients after surgery can generally use 2 to 3 courses of chemotherapy within one to one and a half years. The commonly used drugs are mainly 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), which can also be combined with mitomycin, cyclophosphamide, etc. The total amount of 5-FU can be 7 to 10 grams per course. It can be administered orally or intravenously. It is best to add it to glucose solution and drip it, 250 mg each time, once a day or every other day. If the reaction is large, such as nausea, loss of appetite, weakness, decreased white blood cell and platelet counts, etc., the dosage can be reduced each time, or the interval can be increased. If bone marrow suppression is obvious, the drug can be stopped in time. The gastrointestinal reaction of oral administration is greater than that of intravenous administration, but the bone marrow suppression reaction is mild. This is the drug treatment method for colon cancer.

During medication, supportive treatment must be provided and drugs that reduce side effects must be used.

Chemotherapy for patients whose cancer cannot be removed can alleviate symptoms and control tumor growth to a certain extent, but the effect is poor and short-lived. If the patient's general condition is poor, the side effects are significant and the condition may be aggravated, so it is not suitable for use.

2. Immunotherapy This type of colon cancer drug treatment can improve the patient's anti-tumor ability. It has developed rapidly in recent years. Immunotherapy, interleukin, transfer factor, tumor necrosis factor, etc. have been gradually widely used. It can not only improve the patient's immune ability, but also cooperate with chemotherapy.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment can improve symptoms, enhance the body's disease resistance, and reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Some traditional Chinese medicines have direct anti-cancer effects, such as Hedyotis diffusa, Scutellaria barbata, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Solanum nigrum, etc. When taking medicine, both syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation can be considered, and medicines that clear away heat and detoxify, promote blood circulation, nourish yin and blood, remove phlegm and disperse knots, and regulate the spleen and stomach can be added. This is also a drug treatment method for colon cancer.

Through the above introduction, do you have some understanding of the drug treatment methods for colon cancer? I hope the simple introduction above will be helpful to you. Here, I also wish that colon cancer patients can receive early treatment and recover soon.