Rectal cancer with metastasis can be treated with general treatment, drug treatment, radiotherapy and surgery under the guidance of physicians.
1. General treatment: when metastasis of rectal cancer occurs, it means that the cancer has developed to advanced stage, so attention should be paid to supportive treatment such as enteral nutrition, and pain relief treatment such as ibuprofen can be given to those with serious pain to improve the quality of life. Drugs should be applied under the guidance of physicians.
2. Drug therapy: systemic chemotherapy can be used under the guidance of physicians, such as oxaliplatin, capecitabine, etc., and at the same time, according to the situation of joint targeted therapy, such as cetuximab, bevacizumab, etc. for anti-tumor therapy, to slow down the progress of the disease.
3. Radiotherapy: palliative radiotherapy can be carried out for rectal cancer metastasis to relieve local symptoms.
4. Surgery: palliative surgery can be performed according to the condition of advanced rectal cancer to remove the primary foci and metastatic foci.
It is recommended to actively seek medical advice and follow the doctor’s instruction to use medicine and treatment.