Colon cancer is a common malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, with adenomatous carcinoma predominating. Its survival time after surgery varies widely in prognosis depending on the stage of the tumor, the patient’s physical condition, and the medical conditions of the geographic area.
The prognosis is better when surgical treatment is started at an early stage of the tumor, with a 5-year survival rate of about 90%. If the tumor is diagnosed clearly when it is in the advanced stage of the disease, its survival rate is only about 10%. Therefore, early diagnosis is particularly important for the treatment and prognosis of the disease.
At the time of tumor diagnosis, there are distant or peripheral infiltrative metastases, then the survival rate is relatively low. Also, the type of pathology of colon cancer is associated with prognosis, with different prognosis for the augmented, infiltrative, and ulcerative types.
Patients who are usually in good health and have no underlying disease have a relatively high survival rate after surgery and can easily recover. The prognosis is also better if the treatment hospital is more technically advanced and the surgery is more successful.
Finally, the prognosis of the disease is not only related to the disease itself, but also to the patient’s own state of mind. If patients are able to maintain a relaxed and happy mood after surgery, the disease is more likely to recover and the survival rate after surgery is relatively high.