Will tongue cancer recur after surgery?

Tongue cancer is a common malignant tumor in the oral cavity. Once you have tongue cancer, not only will the tongue be restricted in movement, but it will also make it difficult to speak and swallow, seriously affecting the patient's life. In severe cases, it may even affect the patient's life. After a painful and long treatment, are patients worried about the recurrence of tongue cancer?

At present, the treatment of tongue cancer is a comprehensive treatment mainly based on surgery, but because the current medical level cannot achieve a radical cure, tongue cancer will recur after treatment. Once recurred, the patient's treatment becomes more difficult and the prognosis is often poor. Therefore, recurrence is an important cause of death in tongue cancer patients, and special care is needed, especially when tongue cancer is prone to recurrence, so as to achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment, and reduce the impact of recurrence on the patient's survival time and quality of life.

Clinical statistics show that tongue cancer recurrence mainly occurs 1 to 43 months after surgery, with an average of 16 months. Since recurrence is the key factor affecting the patient's prognosis, we must be particularly vigilant against recurrence within 2 years after the end of treatment. We must not only do a good job of preventing recurrence, but also conduct regular follow-up examinations to achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment.

Since recurrence not only affects the patient's survival time and quality of life, but also brings a great burden to the patient's economy, with the increase in the number of tongue cancer patients, the prevention of tongue cancer recurrence has also received more and more attention. Clinically, many patients will insist on taking Chinese medicine after the treatment, which can not only remove residual cancer cells and consolidate the treatment effect, but also regulate the body, improve the patient's spirit, complexion, appetite, physical strength, etc., and have a positive effect on improving the patient's 5-year survival rate and reducing recurrence and metastasis. In addition, the physical condition and mental state of tongue cancer patients are also key factors affecting recurrence. Therefore, after the treatment, it is necessary to actively improve the physical condition, such as insisting on exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, and eating a reasonable diet. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude, avoiding excessive stress, as well as negative emotions such as anxiety, irritability, and depression, to reduce the chance of recurrence.

Therefore, tongue cancer will still recur after treatment. In summary, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the prevention of tongue cancer recurrence. In recent years, the incidence of tongue cancer in my country has been on the rise. We must be vigilant in our daily lives and actively do a good job in its prevention and treatment.