Complications of radiotherapy for rectal cancer

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Hospital diagnosis of rectal (adenocarcinoma) patients with stool dripping fresh blood, up to now about 4 months. Defecate a lot in a day. After taking the medicine for 2 days, I feel obviously improved. Let me share with you the complications of radiotherapy for rectal cancer. It's my experience.

Complications of radiotherapy for rectal cancer

Symptom 1: the speed of invading along the longitudinal axis of the bowel is slow, the distance of invading is small, less than 2-3cm from the edge of the cancer. It takes about a year and a half to two years to infiltrate a week. Compared with other digestive tract tumors, it is also relatively slow. In addition, the tumor can spread to the adjacent tissues and organs, and can be fixed with the surrounding tissues and organs.

Symptom 2: lymphatic metastasis: the lymphatic drainage above the dentate line of rectum was divided into upper, middle and lower groups. Up to the abdominal aortic lymph nodes, the retrorectal lymph nodes or presacral lymph nodes pass through the parailiac lymph nodes or the mesenteric root lymph nodes.

Symptom 3: the lymph node metastasis of rectal cancer is more than that of colon cancer, and the lower the probability is higher.

matters needing attention

In fact, chemotherapy after stage 2 rectal cancer surgery will have side effects, and the patient's constitution and mentality will also affect the size of side effects. It is suggested that chemotherapy patients can drink more water and eat more fruits to treat.