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What Is The Life Expectancy After Removal Of Colon Tumor?
Brief Answer:
cure is possible
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX and thanks for your question. It is possible to cure colon cancer once it has metastasized to distant sites but the survival rate is not very good. In some patients, especially with only a few metastases like you describe, chemotherapy can destroy the metastases and there can be a cure. However, the 5 year survival rate in colon cancer with distant metastases is only about 10%. Chemotherapy gives the best chance for remission or cure. Sometimes the doctors can use a focused radiation at the metastases and shrink them so that the chemotherapy has a better chance. The best plan is to consult an oncologist that has experience in treating colon cancer with metastases. Thanks for using HCM.
cure is possible
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX and thanks for your question. It is possible to cure colon cancer once it has metastasized to distant sites but the survival rate is not very good. In some patients, especially with only a few metastases like you describe, chemotherapy can destroy the metastases and there can be a cure. However, the 5 year survival rate in colon cancer with distant metastases is only about 10%. Chemotherapy gives the best chance for remission or cure. Sometimes the doctors can use a focused radiation at the metastases and shrink them so that the chemotherapy has a better chance. The best plan is to consult an oncologist that has experience in treating colon cancer with metastases. Thanks for using HCM.
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Dr. Yogesh D
U see what i don't understand is with a single liver met and 1 node why they are only doing chemo and not some ablation / resection with chemo ?
Brief Answer:
sites may make it impossible
Detailed Answer:
It is possible that the location of the aortocaval node makes other options impossible. Sometimes a node close to a major vessel makes resection or focused radiation impossible. The risk of damage to the aorta may make such an option too dangerous. The oncologist should be willing to tell you the reasons for their decision. I hope you are able to discuss this with them soon.
sites may make it impossible
Detailed Answer:
It is possible that the location of the aortocaval node makes other options impossible. Sometimes a node close to a major vessel makes resection or focused radiation impossible. The risk of damage to the aorta may make such an option too dangerous. The oncologist should be willing to tell you the reasons for their decision. I hope you are able to discuss this with them soon.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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