Rectal cancer is expected to be curable, but the success rate of cure varies according to the time of tumor discovery or stage, etc. Diagnosed rectal cancer should be treated actively.
Research shows that most patients can be cured if the disease can be intervened in the early stage of rectal cancer. Some literature points out that if rectal cancer can be prioritized and treated at stage I, the five-year survival rate of patients can reach 90%. However, if rectal cancer develops to stage IV, its five-year survival rate will drop significantly.
In daily life, for individuals or families with a history of rectal cancer intestinal adenoma, suffering from long-term untreated inflammatory bowel disease, positive fecal occult blood test and other risky people, it is recommended to have regular medical checkups, which can lead to the early detection of rectal cancer or pre-cancerous lesions of rectal cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment is the key to curing rectal cancer.
Regardless of the stage of rectal cancer, active treatment is needed, and the prognosis and survival rate of rectal cancer can be improved after active treatment.