Rectal cancer may recur or metastasize after surgery, which may affect the quality of life or even reduce the survival time. Therefore, after surgery, one should actively cooperate with doctors to avoid recurrence and metastasis.
Rectal cancer is at the end of digestive tract, generally refers to the tumor appearing from dentate line to the junction of rectosigmoid colon, it is a common tumor in digestive system, there may be no obvious symptoms in early stage, and as the tumor grows bigger, symptoms such as bloody stools, abdominal pain and so on may appear, it is necessary to treat it through surgical resection under the guidance of doctor, and cooperate with the way of chemotherapy and radiotherapy after surgery, to prevent the occurrence of recurrence and metastasis.
After surgery, keep a good attitude, don’t have too much psychological pressure and burden, develop good living habits and dietary habits, prohibit smoking and alcohol, eat less spicy, stimulating and greasy food, and pay attention to nutritional supplementation.