What Course Of Treatment Should Be Given For Bowel Cancer, Diabetes And Alzheimer S Disease?
my brother has recently been diagnosed with bowel cancer and im worried he will die he cant take chemo cos he has diabettes and alzimers ---we are all nervous and all day we are all thinkig what will happen to him please can you tell us how too handle this and roughly how long could he still live with this we all dont know what to do
There are three ways chemotherapy can be used to treat bowel cancer: before surgery – used in combination with radiotherapy to shrink the tumour.
After surgery – to reduce the risk of cancer recurring. palliative chemotherapy – to slow the spread of advanced bowel cancer and help control symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Monish De, Oncologist
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What Course Of Treatment Should Be Given For Bowel Cancer, Diabetes And Alzheimer S Disease?
Hi, There are three ways chemotherapy can be used to treat bowel cancer: before surgery – used in combination with radiotherapy to shrink the tumour. After surgery – to reduce the risk of cancer recurring. palliative chemotherapy – to slow the spread of advanced bowel cancer and help control symptoms. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Monish De, Oncologist