Several common treatments for colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is a common type of intestinal cancer, which seriously threatens the health of many people and is very unfavorable to patients. What are the common treatments for colorectal cancer ? Here are some common treatments for colorectal cancer.

In general, common treatments for colorectal cancer include:

1. Surgical treatment: The only radical cure for colorectal cancer is early removal of the tumor. If cancer metastasis is found during exploration, but the diseased intestinal curve is still free, the colorectal cancer should be removed in principle to avoid intestinal obstruction in the future; on the other hand, colorectal cancer patients often have erosion, bleeding or secondary infection, and resection can improve the general condition. For colorectal cancer patients with extensive metastasis, if the diseased intestinal segment can no longer be removed, palliative surgery such as fistula or shortcut should be performed.

2. Chemotherapy: After radical resection of colorectal cancer, about 50% of cases still have recurrence and metastasis, mainly because the hidden metastatic lesions were not found before surgical treatment of colorectal cancer or the lesions were not completely removed during surgery. Therefore, before laparotomy, intraluminal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer or enema before colorectal cancer surgery can prevent the spread of cancer cells, kill and eliminate cancer cells. Continuing chemotherapy after surgical treatment of colorectal cancer may increase the 5-year survival rate after radical resection. It can also be used to reduce the chance of recurrence of colorectal cancer. Palliative chemotherapy is used for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.

The above is an introduction to the common treatment methods for colorectal cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Colorectal cancer patients should choose the treatment method that suits them according to their actual condition and should not choose blindly.