Why is osteosarcoma prone to recurrence

Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor. Once diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the patient will be very scared. In fact, patients do not need to panic. Osteosarcoma is not an incurable disease. Many patients can not only receive limb-saving treatment, but also improve their survival rate. However, so far, many patients have not received effective treatment. So, why is osteosarcoma prone to recurrence? Let us introduce it in detail below.

1. 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 surgery to reduce the chance of recurrence.

3. 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.

The above is an introduction to “Why osteosarcoma is prone to recurrence”. I hope the above introduction can help everyone.