After you have your surgery, you will need to give yourself time to heal. It may be necessary for you to take off of work for an extended period so that your body can heal up to the point that it's necessary. Your doctor will help you to know at what stage is you can begin exercising and what you should be eating during the different phases of your postoperative healing. Until the time occurs that you can go back to work safely, give yourself the opportunity to rest and recuperate as this will help you tremendously in avoiding any postoperative problems that may keep you away from work for a longer period of time. Immediately after your surgery, you will want to begin going to your doctor on a regular basis. It is most common for the cancer to return within the first two years after your operation takes place. Your doctor will give you check ups on a regular basis in order to determine if you are beginning to show signs that the cancer is returning. It might also be possible that the cancer has spread into other parts of your body but it was undetected before your colon was removed. If this is the case, your doctor will be able to identify the cancer and take the steps that are necessary to remove it. Early detection of cancer is one of the best ways that you can successfully overcome this disease. Make sure that you stay with your regular doctor's visits in order to make any detection of the disease possible. One of the most important parts of your recovery after colon cancer surgery is your lifestyle changes. Because your particular type of cancer resided in your digestive tract, it is going to be necessary for you to make some changes in your eating habits to keep it from recurring. Your doctor will be able to help you to come up with a sensible eating plan but it will generally include a lot of fiber. One of the best ways in which you can get this fiber is through fruits and vegetables that are eaten in their raw form. You will also be told of some types of food and drinks that you should avoid. These will generally include red meat and alcohol. Although it may not be possible for you to avoid these things totally, everything that is bad for you in such a way should be done in moderation at best. |
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Use of Chemotherapy For Colon Cancer
By Kate Savage
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Our digestive tract is a complex system comprised of several different parts that all work together to keep your body nourished with vitamins and nutrients from your food. Cancer that affects the gastrointestinal tract can hit anywhere in the digestive tract, starting with the esophagus and then going to the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and lastly, the rectum.
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By Chris Teo, Ph.D.
The perception I had was without chemotherapy, colorectal cancer patients would die -- if not all of them, at least a great majority of them. But research data does not support that perception. The difference of five-year survival between chemotherapy and no chemotherapy group is only 8% or 13.5 %. Can this slim margin not be achieved by some other non-invasive and non-toxic means?
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