How is rectum cancer staged

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My uncle has been checking out rectal cancer for some time. In our daily life, we often have the symptoms of stool bleeding. For patients with rectal cancer, we should do early detection and early treatment. Now I will tell you about the staging of rectal cancer.

How is rectum cancer staged

First of all: the staging of rectal cancer depends on metastasis and tumor infiltration, which is limited in the intestinal wall and does not penetrate the muscular layer. Infiltration of serosa or periserosa and periintestinal tissues can be resected. Regional lymph node metastasis, distant lymph node metastasis, distant organ metastasis.

Secondly, the stages of rectal cancer are as follows: stage 0: the cancer is confined to the mucosa, without lymph node metastasis; stage I: the tumor is confined to the muscularis propria, without lymph node metastasis; stage II: the tumor invasion exceeds the muscularis propria, but without lymph node metastasis; stage III: lymph node metastasis; stage IV: distant metastasis (liver, lung, etc.) or peritoneal metastasis.

Finally: for the treatment of early rectal cancer, the main purpose is to control the primary disease, reduce the pain and prolong the life. The spread and multiple metastasis of early rectal cancer often occur, and the patients, especially the elderly, can not tolerate the huge trauma caused by surgery.

matters needing attention

For patients with rectal cancer, we should have a positive and optimistic attitude to face the two diseases. At the same time, we should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment. In daily life, we should timely correct the bad living habits, develop good habits of daily life, and properly carry out physical exercise to improve our physical quality.