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Is Chemotherapy Done More Than Once Safe For Colon Cancer?
MY BROTHER HAS FINISE CHEMO IN DEC 11 FOR COLON CANCER. HIS COLON WAS REMOVED AND HE HAD SURGERY AFTER 3 MONTHS HE HAD HIS PETSCAN AND DRS ARE TELLIN THAT HIS CANCER IS ACTIVE AND HE HAD TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER TARGETED CHEMO FOR NODES. HIS CEA LEVEL (BLO0D ) WAS 4.7 LAST TIME BUT NOW IT IS 4.6 SO WORRIED
RAJESH
RAJESH
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
Hi
Your brothers colon cancer has come back and he needs chemotherapy along with targeted therapy to stop his tumour spreading more.
Your brothers colon cancer has come back and he needs chemotherapy along with targeted therapy to stop his tumour spreading more.
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