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Is Aggressive Chemotherapy And Radiation Advisable For Colon Cancer?
Question: How long on average does a 65 yr M w stage 4 colon cancer thats spread to liver riddled w cancerous tumors have to live w aggressive chemo & radiation?
Brief Answer:
average is around 1-2 years
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
There is little role for radiation here but chemo and targeted therapy are the cornerstones. On an average stage 4 colon cancer can survive 2-2.5 years but as his liver is riddled with cancer it may be a bit less.
However, these are averages and an individual patient may live much less or much longer.
Hope this helps. I will be available for follow up.
Regards
average is around 1-2 years
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
There is little role for radiation here but chemo and targeted therapy are the cornerstones. On an average stage 4 colon cancer can survive 2-2.5 years but as his liver is riddled with cancer it may be a bit less.
However, these are averages and an individual patient may live much less or much longer.
Hope this helps. I will be available for follow up.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is hyperthermia a good treatment w chemo?
Brief Answer:
Not for liver mets
Detailed Answer:
it is sometimes used for peritoneal metastases, but never for liver mets.
Not for liver mets
Detailed Answer:
it is sometimes used for peritoneal metastases, but never for liver mets.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Why not for liver?
Brief Answer:
difficult to deliver and no benefit
Detailed Answer:
Hyperthermia + chemo will be very difficult deliver to the entire liver without causing harm and it has not helped these patients also. Hence the current role for hyperthermia in colon cancer is for peritoenal metastases only.
However, for 1-2 liver lesions, one form of extreme hyperthermia may be used, called radiofrequency ablation but that is not possible if the liver is 'riddled with' mets.
difficult to deliver and no benefit
Detailed Answer:
Hyperthermia + chemo will be very difficult deliver to the entire liver without causing harm and it has not helped these patients also. Hence the current role for hyperthermia in colon cancer is for peritoenal metastases only.
However, for 1-2 liver lesions, one form of extreme hyperthermia may be used, called radiofrequency ablation but that is not possible if the liver is 'riddled with' mets.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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