How long can you live after a colon tumor is removed

Colon tumors, if benign, do not affect life expectancy after removal. If it is a malignant tumor, the five-year survival rate after resection is 30%-90% depending on the stage. 1. Benign tumors: If it is a benign tumor of the colon, patients can be treated with surgery for radical resection. After surgical resection, it can be completely cured and does not affect the patient’s life expectancy, so it can survive for a long time. 2. Early malignant tumor: If it is early malignant tumor of colon, patients can adopt surgical treatment, radical resection, after surgery, after timely and effective radiotherapy treatment, the five-year survival rate can reach more than 90%. 3. Middle stage of malignant tumor: middle stage of malignant tumor of colon can be treated with radical surgical resection, at the same time with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted drugs and other adjuvant treatments, the five-year survival rate can reach 60%-70%. 4. Advanced malignant tumors: advanced malignant tumors of the colon are not suitable for surgical treatment, can be used with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bio-immunotherapy and other combination of treatments, the five-year survival rate is about 20%. Survival of colon malignant tumor after resection is also related to the pathological typing of the tumor, not much more. After surgery, patients should maintain healthy living habits in daily life and actively accept rehabilitation treatment with a good mindset.