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Perhaps one of the main fears of our time is to hear: “You have cancer.” However, technologies are developing, and with them the confidence is growing that even this diagnosis is not a sentence. Thus, in case of bowel cancer, Austrian clinics already offer methods of sparing surgery, with the help of which it is possible to preserve not only the digestive organs, but also the patient’s calmness.
“Soft” colonoscopy
Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Russia. Such a diagnosis, according to the data of the State Scientific Center of Coloproctology named after A.N. Red, about 60 thousand Russians are put on every year. The treatment of this disease is complicated by the fact that its tangible symptoms appear in most cases only in the later stages. These signs may include irregular stools, blood in the stool, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, rapid weight loss, and general exhaustion.
However, if the disease is detected at an early stage, in 90% of cases its development can be prevented, doctors of the Austrian clinics holding PremiQaMed note. In this regard, doctors strongly recommend that patients over 50 years of age undergo regular preventive studies – the classic .
At the same time, experts assure: all the unpleasant facts about colonoscopy that make us anxious and postpone diagnosis are no longer relevant.
In a private clinic , for example, the procedure is carried out under “soft” anesthesia, so that the patient does not experience any inconvenience. In addition, it is absolutely safe. If bowel cancer is still diagnosed, you should not lose heart. Modern cancer therapy is based on the principle of cooperation between experts from various medical fields. This approach helps to develop a clear individual treatment plan for each patient.
Sparing surgery and medical treatment
Fear of surgical intervention in the body is a natural reaction of any patient. Therefore, in Austrian clinics, they resort to minimally invasive, gentle surgery, which is aimed at preserving . In addition, drug therapy is an integral part of the treatment of oncological diseases there.
So, for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract, Confraternitet uses modern drugs Erbitux and Avastin. They contain special antibodies that recognize growth receptors on the surface of cancer cells and block them. Thus, the receptor stops receiving growth signals and the tumor stops growing.
We can say that with the help of this mechanism, the patient’s immunity independently copes with tumor cells. These antibodies are most often used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs.
No loss of quality of life
Advances in bowel cancer therapy have made it possible to successfully treat patients with liver or lung metastases. According to PremiQaMed, when using chemotherapy with antibodies, metastases disappear in almost 50% of cases. And given the ability of liver cells to self-heal, after surgery, patients have the opportunity not to lose their quality of life.
In addition, new molecular genetic tests, which are based on tumor tissue, are already helping to determine in advance how the therapy will work in different patients.
Also, many patients with bowel cancer experience fear due to the formation of a colostomy – an opening that is formed in the abdominal wall during surgery.
However, modern preoperative methods of radiation and chemotherapy make it possible to save the rectal sphincter in 9 out of 10 cases. Note that the chance of recovery depends on the timing of tumor development and the condition of the lymph nodes. At the first stage, the probability of no recurrence in the next five years reaches 90-100%. In the second and third stages, the probability decreases to 85-60%.
What do new methods of treatment give?
Of course, since the diagnosis of cancer, life changes dramatically. A war begins, which can be won by faith in oneself, hope for the future and a strong spirit.
New methods of therapy help patients not to lose these qualities – after all, now with the least damage to the body, you can achieve the greatest success! There is practically no need to worry about complex operations, unpleasant tests and the serious consequences of chemotherapy, which means that all forces can be used not to fight fears, but to heal oneself.
is an organization that has been managing private clinics in Austria for more than 25 years. Its holding includes three clinics in Vienna: Döbling, Confraternitet and Goldenes Kreuz, two in Salzburg – Graz Ragnitz and Wehrle-Deaconessen in Salzburg, as well as the Malcherhof rehabilitation center in Baden.