Causes of recurrence of osteosarcoma after surgery

Recurrence can be said to be a characteristic of cancer. The reason why cancer is difficult to treat is that it is easy to recur and metastasize. However, osteosarcoma patients are no exception. Many patients experience recurrence after a large number of surgical treatments. Patients and their families do not understand the reasons for the recurrence of osteosarcoma after surgery. Let's take a look together.

Generally, the first two years after surgery are the peak period for recurrence and metastasis of osteosarcoma patients. Many patients and their families do not understand why recurrence still occurs after surgery and the osteosarcoma is completely removed. There are mainly three aspects:

1. Not paying attention to consolidation treatment. Although surgery can quickly remove lesions and control the disease, surgery can only remove visible lesions. There are some cancer cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye or detected by imaging. If you do not pay attention to follow-up treatment, recurrence is only a matter of time. It is recommended that you do not be careless after surgical treatment and should carry out consolidation treatment in time to greatly reduce the chance of recurrence and metastasis.

2. Late detection. Clinically, many patients are already in the middle and late stages of the disease when they discover the disease. Cancer cells have already metastasized or have moved to distant places. Surgery is a local treatment and cannot radically remove the tumor. There are still varying amounts of cancerous tissue remaining in the patient's body. These patients often relapse soon after surgery.

3. The patient has bad living habits, especially some eating habits. They think they will be completely recovered after the operation, so they start to eat and drink, drink and smoke, and often stay up late. This undoubtedly creates conditions for recurrence. Therefore, it is recommended that patients develop good habits even after recovery from the operation to reduce the chance of recurrence.

To sum up, it is recommended that patients and their families must pay attention to and do a good job in all aspects, especially in terms of diet conditioning and mentality, so as to reduce the chance of recurrence and improve the cure rate.