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Is Colon Cancer Possible After Bowel Organs' Removal And Corrective Intestine Surgery?
My son at the age of 25 was diagnosed with colon rectal cancer , he had a complete removal of all bowel organs, about 8 years later he had a twisted intestine and had surgery to c orrect that problem. Now another 9 years later he is in the hospital with a bowel rests, his cancer was stage 3, I have read that it could be another obstruction or smaller cancer cells blocking off the colon. please tell me what you think
Tue, 9 Jan 2018
Hi
After hearing your history i would advise you to do CT scan of whole abdomen.
Also you need to check blood for CEA.
These 2 tests are necessary for ruling out whether the colo rectal cancer has spread to stage 4
Regards
DR DE
After hearing your history i would advise you to do CT scan of whole abdomen.
Also you need to check blood for CEA.
These 2 tests are necessary for ruling out whether the colo rectal cancer has spread to stage 4
Regards
DR DE
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