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Colorectal cancer is not a rare disease, it is like other cancers, if detected and treated at an early stage, the success rate is more than 90%. So how is colorectal cancer treated, let's find out.
1. What is colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer is a disease arising by uncontrolled multiplication of malignant cells in the tissues of the colon, invasion of the surrounding area and distant metastasis.
If colorectal cancer is detected and treated at an early stage, the treatment success rate is over 90%, but if treated at a late stage, the success rate is only about 10%.
Some causes of colorectal cancer include:
Alcohol abuse. Have colon polyps. Have ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Family history of colon cancer or familial adenomatous polyposis. Have type 2 diabetes.
2. Suspected symptom is colorectal cancer?
Like other cancers, colorectal cancer may not show any symptoms at first. However, if you have the following signs, you should visit your doctor as soon as possible:
Digestive abnormalities: diarrhea, constipation, irregular shaped stools, ... lasting for many days. The feeling of straining does not go away, even after having a bowel movement. Anal bleeding bright red. Blood in the stool, or black stools. Pain in abdomen, pelvis. Health decline. Unexplained weight loss.
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4. Point of robotic surgery for colorectal cancer at Vinmec
Treatment methods for colorectal cancer include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but to achieve the highest treatment results for patients, limit recurrence, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are often applied. both before and after surgery.
Surgery is an important treatment step, aiming to remove all cancer tissue - a decisive factor to the success or failure of the treatment process. Previously, patients could only perform tumor resection by open surgery, with many disadvantages such as: the patient's condition is not too bad, the patient has to suffer great damage, the recovery time is long, ... with many risks of accidents as well as certain risks of death.
With the development of modern medicine, surgical methods have made many strides with the introduction of traditional laparoscopic surgery, and the latest and most advanced today is laparoscopic robotic surgery. Compared with old methods, robotic laparoscopic surgery offers many outstanding advantages such as:
Unrestricted vision, optimal image quality, accurate surgical manipulation. Unnecessary vibrations during surgery (hand tremor) are eliminated thanks to the robot with 4 hands (equivalent to 2 surgeons). Can move freely at 6 angles, so it is easy to intervene in difficult positions as well as thread into small, deep cavities. The risk of complications is minimized, ensuring patient safety during surgery as well as limiting postoperative infection. Less pain than with conventional surgery. Small lesions, therefore quick recovery, shorten hospital stay. Small surgical scars, ensuring aesthetics for the patient. Vinmec International General Hospital with a team of dedicated and experienced experts, leading modern equipment facilities in Vietnam. Currently, the hospital is the leader in implementing the method of treating colorectal cancer with robotic laparoscopic surgery. Coming to Vinmec, patients will be completely satisfied when experiencing international standards of examination, treatment, and care.
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