If rectal cancer is cured, patients can live for a long time, such as 5 years, 10 years, or even longer. When patients have rectal cancer, they usually need to undergo relevant examinations, such as colonoscopy, abdominopelvic enhancement CT and pelvic MRI, etc. After perfection, radical rectal cancer surgery can be performed. Of course, after surgery, patients need to be treated with chemotherapy and, if necessary, combined with radiotherapy, and they should come to the hospital regularly for follow-up, usually for 5 years. If there is no tumor recurrence or metastasis within 5 years, then rectal cancer can be said to be cured. If the patient has early tumor stage, basically the patient has a good prognosis after surgery, and the 5-year survival rate can reach more than 90%.