Will colon cancer recur? How to prevent colon cancer

Colon cancer can recur. Surgery can remove local tumors, but cancer cells in the blood and lymph cannot be removed. There is a possibility of colon cancer recurrence after surgery, so patients are advised to take preventive measures to prevent recurrence.

Whether colon cancer recurs or not is related to the pathological type, stage, lymph node metastasis and changes of the tumor. For patients with a high risk of recurrence, scientific chemotherapy or oral targeted therapy drugs are required under the guidance of a doctor after surgery, and regular check-ups are performed to test the condition of tumor markers through blood tests. Standardized, full-course, and adequate-dose postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy is also one of the important factors that determine whether it will recur.

To prevent the recurrence and metastasis of colon cancer, patients need to receive reasonable treatment after the onset of the disease and follow up regularly after discharge. It is found that many patients often ignore the importance of regular check-ups due to the passage of time, which also lays the hidden dangers for the recurrence and metastasis of colon cancer.