It is possible to cure rectal cancer after recurrence after surgery, but it needs to be determined according to the specific recovery of patients. At present, rectal cancer is one of the more common digestive tract cancers, which is a malignant tumor originated from the epithelial mucosa of rectum. There are many complicated factors leading to the occurrence of rectal cancer, such as bad living habits, genetic factors, and so on, which have a certain influence on it. Generally speaking, early rectal cancer will have a better therapeutic effect after surgical resection, and the survival rate and cure rate of patients are relatively high. If the patients are found late or do not maintain a good life habit after surgery, there is a possibility of recurrence, and some patients can undergo secondary resection according to their own conditions. However, whether or not a recurrence can be cured after undergoing surgery again depends on the postoperative pathologic results, whether or not multiple metastases have occurred, and the state of recovery to predict. Generally speaking, if the pathological results are better, there is no lymph node metastasis in the whole body, and the course of recurrence is relatively shorter, and the recovery is better in the later stage, then the patients’ possibility of being cured after postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer is higher, and on the contrary, the cure rate will be low. Therefore, rectal cancer patients should continue radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments after surgery, and have regular review.