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Is Stage 4 Colon Cancer Treatable?
hi , i had stage 2 colon cancer in which i had an operation for a year and a half ago now they tell me that it has mastizied into my pelvic regine and r now naming iit a stage 4 .. why is this being re staged? and they r saying it is not curable ,but it is treatable. what does this all mean?
Thu, 15 May 2014
Treatment of stage IV colon cancer may include local excision for tumors that have recurred,resection with or without anastomosis.
Surgery to remove parts of other organs, such as the liver, lungs, and ovaries, where the cancer may have recurred or spread. Treatment of cancer that has spread to the liver may also include the following:
Chemotherapy given before surgery to shrink the tumor.
Radiofrequency ablation or cryosurgery, for patients who cannot have surgery.
Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may be offered to some patients as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.
Chemotherapy and targeted therapy with a monoclonal antibody or an angiogenesis inhibitor.
Clinical trials of chemotherapy and/or targeted therapy.
Regards
DR De
Surgery to remove parts of other organs, such as the liver, lungs, and ovaries, where the cancer may have recurred or spread. Treatment of cancer that has spread to the liver may also include the following:
Chemotherapy given before surgery to shrink the tumor.
Radiofrequency ablation or cryosurgery, for patients who cannot have surgery.
Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may be offered to some patients as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.
Chemotherapy and targeted therapy with a monoclonal antibody or an angiogenesis inhibitor.
Clinical trials of chemotherapy and/or targeted therapy.
Regards
DR De
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