The time for intestinal cancer patients to take capecitabine tablets has a certain relationship with the staging, which is about 4~6 months in early and middle stages, and about half a year or even longer in advanced stages.
Bowel cancer is a common malignant tumor, which can be caused by heredity, bad dietary habits and other factors. One of the main treatments after diagnosis of the disease is chemotherapy, of which capecitabine is a commonly used oral fluorouracil-like drug, note that it needs to be applied under the guidance of a doctor.
Generally speaking, capecitabine three weeks for a course of treatment, for early and mid-stage patients for postoperative adjuvant treatment, taking time for about 4 to 6 months; for advanced palliative care patients, taking time to last 6 months or even longer, to the progress of the disease or intolerable, often combined with radiation therapy, targeted therapy and other therapies.
The use of specific drugs need to be under the guidance of a doctor.