How long does rectum cancer have chemotherapy

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Nowadays, many people suffer from rectal cancer due to genetic reasons, diet or other reasons. Rectal cancer is a type of cancer in the digestive tract. Rectal cancer is the cancer between the dentate line to the sigmoid colon and the rectal junction. In the digestive tract cancer, the incidence rate of rectal cancer ranks second. Next to gastric cancer, it is one of the major health killer. I have a friend suffering from rectal cancer, the whole body fatigue, the body also lost a lot. Suffering from rectal cancer, we should pay more attention to all aspects, whether it is mental or material. Today, let me talk about how long is a chemotherapy for rectal cancer.

How long does rectum cancer have chemotherapy

Treatment 1: radiotherapy and chemotherapy will cause some damage to normal cells or organs of human body, such as digestive tract reaction, liver and kidney function damage, and hematopoietic system damage. These indicators should be frequently checked during treatment. If there is obvious abnormality, it should be stopped in time.

Treatment 2: rectal cancer surgery is the first to emphasize surgical resection, and pay attention to the combination of preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine and other comprehensive treatment, in order to improve the surgical resection rate, reduce the recurrence rate after surgery, and improve the survival rate. The principles of surgical treatment for rectal cancer are: (1) radical treatment as far as possible; (2) protection of pelvic autonomic nerve as far as possible, preservation of sexual function, urination function and defecation function, preservation of anus as far as possible, and improvement of quality of life.

Treatment 3: chemotherapy for rectal cancer. About half of the patients with rectal cancer have metastasis and recurrence after operation. Except for some early patients, patients in late stage and after operation need chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is another important treatment after surgery in the comprehensive treatment of colorectal cancer.

matters needing attention

For the daily care of patients with rectal cancer, we must balance the intake of all kinds of nutrition, try to choose more anti-cancer food, garlic, bean products, spinach, carrots are a good choice, because rectal cancer is easy to relapse, we should maintain good eating habits.