Advantages and disadvantages of advanced colon cancer surgery

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Colon cancer is a kind of malignant digestive tract tumor, often occurs in the rectum and the junction of rectum and sigmoid colon, and the patients with colon cancer are much more male than female, and most of the patients with colon cancer are after 40 years old. Now let's talk about whether advanced colon cancer can be operated.

Advantages and disadvantages of advanced colon cancer surgery

First of all: general patients with advanced colon cancer, doctors do not recommend surgical treatment, the first section of advanced colon cancer lesions may have metastasized, cancer cells may have spread, simple surgical treatment can not completely cure, the second section of cancer patients are mostly older, the risk of surgery is also greater.

Secondly: some patients with advanced colon cancer will accept the doctor's advice for radiotherapy, but the side effects of radiotherapy are also relatively large, which is harmful to the body. Although it can inhibit cancer cells, it will bring more pain to patients, and the doctor will also consider the risk of different places to decide whether you are suitable for radiotherapy.

Finally: for patients with advanced colon cancer, doctors generally suggest that you use the combination of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, because traditional Chinese medicine treatment has no risk and is relatively safe, and it will not bring great side effects to the body, and modern traditional Chinese medicine treatment of colon cancer has great effect, which can prolong the life of patients as much as possible.

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Patients with advanced colon cancer had better not be suitable for surgery, because the risk of surgery is too high, and the harm is also great. Usually, we must keep our own life rules and pay attention to diet, so as to prolong life longer.