What to do if tongue cancer recurs after surgery

After tongue cancer recurs, it can be relieved through general treatment, surgery and radiotherapy, but the specific treatment plan should be determined according to the patient's individual situation.

1. General treatment

Recurrence of tongue cancer after surgical treatment is likely caused by patients not paying attention to details of life, irregular diet, and excessive mental stress in their daily lives. After recurrence, patients need to change their bad living habits in time, pay attention to a reasonable diet, and have a regular work and rest schedule. When they have negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, they should communicate with family or friends in time to help them solve problems and avoid excessive mental stress.

2. Surgical treatment

Incomplete surgical resection before recurrence may also lead to disease recurrence. At this time, the tumor may metastasize to the lymph nodes, so patients should undergo lymph node cleaning to completely remove the lesions.

3. Radiation therapy

Radiotherapy should also be performed after the operation, and preventive irradiation of the entire neck and clavicular lymph nodes can be performed. Good nursing care is required during the entire treatment process.

There are many reasons for the recurrence of tongue cancer. After surgery, patients should take good care of themselves, avoid overwork, and pay more attention to rest. When the condition recovers well, they can increase physical exercise appropriately to improve immunity to a certain extent and reduce the probability of recurrence of the disease.