Chemo followed by surgery is advanced?

Chemotherapy followed by surgery is not necessarily advanced.

The goal of chemotherapy followed by surgery is not limited to advanced cancer treatment. In some cases, this treatment sequence may be used even if the cancer is not advanced. For example, for some locally advanced tumors, preoperative chemotherapy can reduce the tumor size, reduce the difficulty of surgery, and improve the success rate and effect of surgical resection.

Preoperative chemotherapy can help evaluate the tumor response to chemotherapy drugs. By observing the changes in the tumor after chemotherapy, doctors can help doctors judge the effectiveness and direction of subsequent treatment.

For some special types of cancer, this treatment mode has become one of the standard treatment strategies. Doctors will decide whether to proceed with chemotherapy based on a combination of factors such as the biological characteristics of the tumor and the specific conditions of the patient. It is not possible to judge whether the cancer is advanced based solely on the treatment sequence, but to combine the results of various tests and the evaluation of a professional doctor.