How to improve the cure rate of osteosarcoma

Many patients know that osteosarcoma is currently a relatively difficult to cure orthopedic disease, and its cure rate is not very high clinically. If osteosarcoma is not effectively treated for a long time, pain, weight loss, anemia, etc. during the onset of the disease can have a certain impact on the patient's physical health and quality of life. So, how to improve the cure rate of osteosarcoma? Let me explain to you below.

Osteosarcoma is a highly malignant disease with an incidence rate of about 1 in 100,000 in the normal population, of which about 3/4 of the patients are between 10 and 30 years old. Osteosarcoma mainly occurs in the lower limbs, such as the lower end of the femur, the upper end of the tibia, and especially around the knee joint. The cause of osteosarcoma is still unknown. Experts believe that injury, chronic infection, radiation damage and certain genetic factors may be related to the onset of osteosarcoma. The best treatment for this disease is comprehensive treatment with surgery as the main method. Patients can improve the cure rate of osteosarcoma through the following methods.

1. Early detection and reasonable treatment of osteosarcoma have greatly improved the cure rate of patients. Patients can also choose other ways to treat their own diseases, which can have a certain effect.

2. Currently, the more common treatments for osteosarcoma include radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical resection, etc. (the efficacy of immunotherapy is still unclear), but patients should pay attention to choosing the appropriate treatment method based on their actual condition, or they can also listen to the doctor's advice, which can also improve the cure rate of osteosarcoma.

3. In addition to cooperating with the doctor's treatment, patients should also take appropriate measures to prevent the occurrence of this disease. Patients should pay more attention to their daily lives and have regular physical examinations to ensure their health or early detection of diseases.

4. Currently, the treatment of osteosarcoma adopts a standardized comprehensive treatment model, which greatly improves the treatment effect and the survival rate of patients. Before the 1970s, the treatment of osteosarcoma was mainly based on simple surgery, and patients could only undergo amputation or joint separation, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 25%. Now, a comprehensive treatment model of preoperative chemotherapy, surgery, and postoperative chemotherapy is adopted, and the 5-year survival rate of patients can reach more than 50%. Therefore, patients with osteosarcoma are reminded to adopt standardized comprehensive treatment to achieve better treatment effects.