How to treat colorectal cancer

How is colorectal cancer treated?

Colorectal cancer is still a very scary disease for many people. There are more treatments available, but the most effective method is still surgery, and the earlier it is treated, the more effective it is. People can also consider using chemotherapy and radiotherapy as auxiliary treatments. At the same time, colorectal cancer patients can also regulate their bodies through Chinese medicine treatment to achieve the purpose of treatment.

1. Surgical treatment

The first choice of treatment for colorectal cancer is surgery, which mainly involves the removal of cancerous tumors. Radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments can then be used as auxiliary treatments to maximize the therapeutic effect. At present, endoscopic resection is generally used clinically to achieve the purpose of treatment. After surgery, patients must pay attention to enhancing dietary nutrition and taking psychological conditioning measures, only in this way can better therapeutic effects be achieved. At the same time, the earlier the surgical treatment, the more effective it is.

2. Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is also an option for patients with colorectal cancer. At present, the first choice of chemical anticancer drugs is mainly fluorouracil, followed by mitomycin and doxorubicin. However, patients need to be careful when taking the drugs, as long-term use of these drugs may cause some side effects to the body. Moreover, this treatment method still has a 50% chance of causing recurrence or metastasis of cancer cells in the patient's body, so this treatment method is currently mainly auxiliary treatment.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Patients with colorectal cancer can also consider using traditional Chinese medicine. At present, traditional Chinese medicine mainly suppresses the disease and treats colon cancer through syndrome differentiation and treatment. Because traditional Chinese medicine mainly achieves the purpose of treatment by regulating the patient's body, it will not cause harm to the patient's body, but it takes a long time to treat.

4. Radiation Therapy

Radiotherapy is also a treatment method commonly used in the clinical treatment of colorectal cancer. This treatment method can effectively reduce the tumor in the patient's body and improve the resection rate. This treatment method can kill the remaining tumor cells in the patient's body.