Post Date November, 16 2024
Endometrial cancer is a familiar disease that causes special pain to many patients. We need to take timely and reasonable methods for treatment, and surgical treatment is a common method.
Surgical cure rate of endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer can be divided into many pathological types. However, the most commonly seen endometrial cancer in clinical practice is usually adenocarcinoma. The condition is relatively mild. However, regardless of the type of endometrial cancer disease, its onset manifestations are generally relatively similar. The patient usually has increased vaginal discharge, abdominal pain, etc.
Endometrial cancer can be classified into various pathological types. However, the most common type in clinical practice is endometrial cancer, such as adenocarcinoma. The condition is relatively mild. However, regardless of the type of endometrial cancer disease, its onset manifestations are generally relatively similar. The patient generally experiences increased vaginal discharge, abdominal pain, and so on.
For patients in stage three or four, the condition is more severe, and it is generally possible that the cancer cells in the patient have already metastasized. Therefore, treatment is very difficult. The cure rate is very low and the treatment effect is average. The ultimate result is facing death.
Patients with early-stage endometrial cancer generally choose surgical treatment. The cure rate remains high five years after surgery. Therefore, how long can one live and how high is the cure rate. This depends on the duration of the patient's visit.
Surgical treatment for endometrial cancer is the first choice
The main treatment methods for endometrial cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, and drug (chemical and hormone) therapy. Select and develop appropriate treatment plans based on the patient's overall condition, cumulative range of cancer, and histological type. Not all patients with endometrial cancer require hysterectomy. According to humanized care, for young women with strong reproductive requirements, conservative treatment with medication can be considered with the full evaluation of doctors and the full knowledge of patients. Research has shown that surgical treatment is the main treatment method for endometrial cancer. Due to the low sensitivity of endometrial cancer to chemotherapy, chemotherapy is not a priority for endometrial cancer and is often used as an adjuvant treatment for advanced or recurrent cases. In the late stage, comprehensive treatment such as surgery, radiation, and medication are more likely to be used simultaneously with pregnancy hormone drugs.
Surgery: The main treatment method for endometrial cancer. For early stage patients, the purpose of surgery is to perform surgical pathological segmentation, accurately determine the relationship between the lesion range and prognosis, remove the affected uterus and potential metastatic furnace, and determine the choice of postoperative adjuvant treatment. A considerable number of early endometrial cancer patients only need standardized surgery to be cured, and postoperative adjuvant treatment is necessary. However, since endometrial cancer patients have had many complications such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases for many years, specific patients need to evaluate their physical durability in detail and carry out individual treatment.
Radiotherapy is one of the effective methods for treating endometrial cancer. Simple radiation therapy is only suitable for elderly, weak, and those with severe medical complications who cannot tolerate surgery or are contraindicated for surgery, as well as those with stage III or above who are not suitable for surgery, including intracavitary and extracorporeal radiation. Pre operative radiotherapy is mainly intracavitary radiotherapy. Postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy is commonly used in clinical practice. Currently, radiation therapy is often combined with chemotherapy sensitization, also known as radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy: It is rarely used alone for the treatment of endometrial cancer, and is mostly used for special types of endometrial cancer such as serous and clear cell carcinoma, or for high-risk postoperative patients with recurrence, such as G3 and ER/PR negative patients. Currently, combination chemotherapy is commonly used.
Postoperative precautions for endometrial cancer
1. Pay attention to rest after surgery for endometrial cancer
Good rest and sleep are the guarantee of physical recovery. It is recommended that patients take a full rest for at least 3 months, during which they should maintain a good mood, eliminate all concerns, and engage in some relatively soothing exercises to promote the body's metabolism.
2. Avoid lifting heavy objects after endometrial cancer surgery
Avoid lifting heavy objects, scaring, sneezing, and other activities that increase abdominal pressure within 3 months after surgery, while maintaining unobstructed bowel movements. Excessive abdominal pressure can cause further damage to the surgical site.
3. Avoiding sexual activity and pelvic bathing after surgery for endometrial cancer
Sexual activity and pelvic baths should be avoided within 3 months after surgery for endometrial cancer.
4. Immediately seek medical attention if there is redness and swelling of the wound after surgery for endometrial cancer
After a period of time, if the wound is found to be red and swollen, with symptoms such as induration and fever, immediate medical attention should be sought, and follow-up visits should be made in the first and third months after the surgery.
5. The paroxysmal dull pain in the lower abdomen after surgery for endometrial cancer is normal.
Approximately 10 days after surgery, paroxysmal pain in the left lower abdomen occurs, usually due to intraoperative traction and no need for treatment. The pain naturally disappears after about a month.
6. Postoperative surgical incisions for endometrial cancer do not require special treatment for scar sclerosis
Around 20 days after the surgery, the surgical incision scar hardened, and due to the proliferation and fibrosis of sutures and local tendon adipose tissue, no special treatment is required. Generally, it automatically softened after 2-3 months.
7. Drug rehabilitation therapy should be paid attention to after surgery for endometrial cancer
Postoperative drug therapy is an important part of postoperative rehabilitation treatment for endometrial cancer. Surgical treatment for endometrial cancer can quickly remove the tumor, but it is difficult to completely remove free cancer cells from the blood and other organs and tissues. Therefore, after surgery for endometrial cancer, it is necessary to recover, take oral medication to remove residual cancer cells after surgery, completely remove cancer cells, improve the body's resistance, consolidate the treatment effect after surgery, and prevent recurrence.
8. Attention to physical recovery treatment after endometrial cancer surgery
Endometrial cancer surgery can bring great vitality to patients, so the general resistance and physical weakness of patients after surgery are low. At this point, if the immune system is not regulated in a timely manner, the remaining cancer cells in the body have the opportunity to proliferate and divide in large numbers, which is also the main factor for postoperative recurrence of endometrial cancer. Patients with poor physique and low immunity after surgery can take Xihuang Pill, Compound Zebra Capsule, Toad Oral Liquid and other herbs to help eliminate evil, which helps to remove residual cancer cells, increase the vitality of their own immune cells against cancer cells, mobilize the power of phagocyte to remove cancer cells independently, and prevent recurrence after surgery.
