In Vietnam, according to 2018 statistics with a population of 96,491,142: The number of new cancer cases per year is 164,671 people, the incidence rate is 140/100,000 people-year, the number of deaths is 114,871 people/year. Of which, colorectal cancer is: 14,733 cases (8.9% of all cancers).

Currently, surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for patients with colorectal cancer. In addition, combination therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, resection of metastases) increases survival in selected cases.

Gastroenterologists can and should guide colorectal cancer survivors in lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of recurrence and death from the disease. So what can you do to increase your survival time after cancer treatment?

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.

If colorectal cancer is detected early, the treatment success rate will be up to 90%, but it will only be 10% when detected at a late stage. Periodic colorectal cancer screening will be the most effective method to protect our health against this dangerous cancer. Currently, Vinmec has been a leading medical facility in the field of colorectal cancer detection and screening.