Patients who have survived without tumor for more than 5 years, after receiving radical treatment, radical tumor surgery, or radiotherapy or chemotherapy, the tumor focus has disappeared, and the imaging examination shows that the body has no focus and all kinds of tumor markers are normal, which is called tumor-free state. However, from the aspect of human cytology, 100% cannot rule out that there are no tumor cells in the patient, and there is still the possibility of recurrence. Patients with clinical and pathological stages above stage 2 can continue to receive postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy, which can eliminate invisible residual cancer cells and reduce the recurrence rate of cancer.
Cancer patients who have survived for more than 5 years, some patients with advanced metastatic cancer have survived for more than 5 years without any treatment. As long as the examination has not deteriorated and no treatment is needed, you can follow up regularly. After receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy or targeted therapy, advanced cancer can be controlled, but it cannot be completely eliminated. The patient's survival time has exceeded 5 years, which is called survival with tumor.
How to prevent cancer recurrence?
1. Don't be too nervous.
Some patients will be very scared after the operation, thinking that they only have five years, and they don't know when they will relapse and lose their lives, so they are very nervous. Being too nervous and putting too much pressure on yourself will not help the recovery of the disease. Try to calm yourself down, think on the bright side, don't be too narrow-minded, and live every day well. This is the goal now.
Periodic inspection
Cancer patients are restless after operation. They should go to the hospital regularly to check whether the tumor has spread. In addition, sometimes, cancer does not recur, but other cancers will occur, which can be found in the reexamination.
3. A healthy lifestyle
If you want to live a long life, you should develop a healthy lifestyle. If you have a lot of bad habits before you get sick, cancer is likely to recur soon. Always check yourself to see if you have some bad and unhealthy living habits and if you don't realize the importance of a healthy life.
4. Healthy eating habits
Whether it is digestive related cancer or not, cancer patients should adjust their diet. It should be light and nutritious. As the family members of cancer patients, we should not only give them spiritual encouragement and support, but also pay attention to their diet. If you really don't know what to do, you can ask the doctor through the dietary taboos told by the doctor to make meals suitable for the patients.
5. Rehabilitation treatment
Cancer is a very serious disease, which cannot be ignored after successful cancer treatment. The recovery should be completed in the next few days. Rehabilitation treatment includes many aspects, such as TCM conditioning, psychotherapy, diet therapy, physical exercise and so on. These rehabilitation treatments can also give patients confidence and make them live healthier and more confident.