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Is Colon Cancer Curable?
hi a friend of mine is having colon cancer however i am not aware at what stage he is . only thing he told me is he has to take about 22 pills each day and passes stool atleast 4-5 times.is this diesease curable what could be his life expectancy .right now he is just 27 yeards old
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
Colon cancer is curable in early stage. In early stage of cancer when cancer is restricted to colon only then we can remove that part of colon. After surgery chemotherapy should be taken. In later stage it is not curable.
Surgical resection and end to end anastomosis is the surgical treatment of choice.
Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
Colon cancer is curable in early stage. In early stage of cancer when cancer is restricted to colon only then we can remove that part of colon. After surgery chemotherapy should be taken. In later stage it is not curable.
Surgical resection and end to end anastomosis is the surgical treatment of choice.
Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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