In cancer treatment, surgery is the most important treatment method, especially when the early cancer cells have not yet spread, the effect of surgery is very good. However, surgery also has certain drawbacks, such as it is only suitable for early solid tumors, for those cancer cells have spread and metastasized in the middle and advanced tumors, the effect is not very ideal, surgery has two sides, treatment at the same time there is damage, and even disability, death, therefore, there must be a clear indication before surgery.
Surgery is very important for some cancer patients and can effectively and quickly reduce the tumor load. But surgery is not 100% insured, not 100% cure of cancer, and there may still be invisible cancer cells left. Early tumors are relatively small, its destructive power is not so large, basically have surgical indications, if you can find and receive surgical treatment at the first time, the prognosis is relatively good, but it does not mean that our treatment process ends here. Surgery can only remove tumor foci that we can see with the naked eye, but it is a bit inadequate for tumor cells that invade other tissues hidden under the iceberg. As we all know, tumor cells have infinite proliferation and destruction of normal cell tissue, easy to metastasize and other physiological characteristics, some scattered soldiers may secretly cross the Chen Cang through blood and lymph after surgery, and transfer to other tissues and organs. What we can see is a large or small lump, but the ragtag masses that wander in the tissue are invisible to the naked eye, and not seeing does not mean not existing.
Therefore, after surgery, some adjuvant therapy is also carried out, the purpose is to remove as much possible residual cancer cells or small lesions (invisible to the naked eye or imaging), thereby reducing the risk of recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, for cancer, surgery is the most important means, but sometimes you can't rely on surgery alone, you also need comprehensive treatment, including chemotherapy, targeted drugs, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc., of course, it depends on what cancer, the exact postoperative pathological stage and the specific situation of the patient.
Surgery has advantages as well as disadvantages. First of all, the surgical removal of the tumor is not complete, the operation can not remove the tumor stem cells, at this time the living environment of the tumor cells has not been eliminated or changed, so the recurrence of tumor metastasis is only a matter of time.
Surgery may cause a systemic inflammatory response. Taking breast cancer as an example, there are actually "sleeping" tumor cells in the body after early tumor resection surgery, and some patients will recur after a few years after surgery, but some breast cancer patients will recur soon after removing the tumor, and the systemic inflammatory response caused by the wound after the tumor resection surgery is considered to be the cause of breast cancer recurrence.
Surgery affects the body's immune system. Surgical tumor resection surgery has a certain harmful effect on patients, especially the opioids used during general anesthesia are easy to damage the human brain and nerves and affect the patient's immune system, due to immunosuppression will also provide opportunities for tumor metastasis recurrence.
If you want to avoid malignant tumors from recurring after surgery, you must try to treat them thoroughly. However, this can usually only be done for early-stage cancer, and it is difficult to do it thoroughly in the middle and late stages. Therefore, it is also necessary to continue treatment after surgery to prevent the emergence of recurrent metastases. In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, low immune function is the primary factor for patients to relapse and metastasize tumors during the recovery period, that is, the lack of righteous qi in Chinese medicine. Newly recurrent and metastasized tumors develop faster than the original lesion, are more difficult to treat, and directly endanger the patient's life. Traditional Chinese medicine can improve immune function and enhance the body's own anti-tumor ability, which is an important condition for preventing tumor recurrence and metastasis. Patients can fight cancer in a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, Western medicine to remove the lesion, and then use the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine, not only adhere to local treatment, but also attach importance to the overall killing of cancer cells, fully embody the principle of correcting the root, both symptoms and root causes, to prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis.
At the same time, after the operation, we should insist on exercising, keeping a good mood, paying attention to diet and rest, and increasing immunity. Regular postoperative follow-ups, early detection of recurrence and metastasis, so that you can receive treatment as early as possible, the earlier the treatment, the better the effect.