Is the cure rate of osteosarcoma high?

For teenagers, one of the biggest characteristics of osteosarcoma is that it develops suddenly. Its incidence rate accounts for 15% to 20% of childhood tumors. Due to the rapid progression of the disease and high malignancy, many patients have already developed to the middle and late stages when diagnosed, and most have already metastasized, which brings certain difficulties to the treatment of patients. For patients and their families, whether they can be cured is their most concerned issue. So is the cure rate of osteosarcoma high? Let's find out together.

The cure rate of osteosarcoma is related to the treatment method chosen by the patient, the patient's physical constitution, the progression of the patient's disease, etc. However, patients do not need to care too much about the cure rate of osteosarcoma. Active treatment is the most important. Currently, the treatments for osteosarcoma mainly include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. Surgical treatment is the preferred treatment method for early-stage patients.

At present, 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 surgery plus radiotherapy and chemotherapy before and after surgery are used, and the 5-year survival rate of patients can reach more than 50%. With the rapid development of modern Chinese medicine treatment technology, some patients can achieve a 5-year survival rate of up to 80% under the combined treatment of Chinese and Western medicine. Therefore, osteosarcoma patients must adopt standardized comprehensive treatment in a timely manner after the diagnosis of the disease to achieve better treatment effects.

Whether osteosarcoma can be cured depends on early detection and early treatment. As long as it can be detected in the early stage and a professional cancer hospital is selected for regular comprehensive treatment, osteosarcoma can be completely controlled or even cured. Of course, the early treatment of osteosarcoma is the most effective, so we recommend that teenagers detect osteosarcoma early, including regular physical examinations. If the patient discovers that the disease has developed to the middle and late stages, the patient's chance of recovery is relatively low, but at this time, the patient needs to receive active treatment to maximize the patient's life, improve the patient's quality of life, and even achieve the goal of recovery or long-term survival with the tumor.