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Colon Cancer Stage 4
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I have stage 4 colon cancer. I had surgery three & half years ago. They gave me 5FU for 6 months. I was clear until March 2005. The cancer came back in my liv...
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Colon Cancer
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After colon cancer surgery do you always have to have chemo or radiation treaments.
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Rising Cea Levels
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My mum had colorectal cancer February this year, causing a bowel blockage. She had surgery and was told they got it all and wouldn't need chemo or colostomy. Sh...
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What to Expect
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My mother-in-law has Stage IV colon cancer. Now in both lobes of liver and has depleted one chemotherapy resource. She has been in a "holding pattern" for a w...
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Upper Left Quadrant Discomfort...
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For some time I have experienced discomfort/pressure/mild pain in the upper left quadrant, just below the last rib. I *think* that I can detect an abnormal lum...
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Post op Chemo (induced Anemia)...
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My father had horrible news last dec...colon cancer with liver mets...given only months to live. to make a very long story short...he recently had surgery an...
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Coping With The Holidays
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Okay, don't shoot me for mentioning it so soon, but the holidays are right around the corner. This is my question: since this is the first holiday season I wil...
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Erbatux and Evastin
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Hello, I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in January of this year, metastisized to my abdominal wall. Had a bowel resection and it is no longer in my c...
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Discovered Liver Metastasis Du...
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Hello, this is my first post, and to be honest, I haven't done much searching before posting this. I just found the website after doing some Google time, and h...
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Sugar a Tumor Feeder?
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Hi Everyone I was reading some posts and sugar was referred to as a "tumor feeder". If anyone can provide with with some reliable resources which substantiate...
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Laparascopic Ablation For Live...
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Hi - I am having surgery, laparoscopic abaltion Mon. Oct. 3 for 3 liver mets. After this procedure I will have the chemoembolization. Would like to hear from a...
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Wife
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My wife just had tests done for Ovarian and Colon Cancer and the Colon test came back as Elevated. What exactly does elevated mean? If I understood it correctly...
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New Treatment
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I have colon cancer which went further up to my liver now getting this folic acid with my chemo my dr. decided since it is now shrinking to give me a fusion of ...
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Any Teens Out There Whose Pare...
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My dad and was diganosed with Colon Cancer stage 4 last January. I'm having a bit of a hard time dealing with it, because I feel helpless and don't know what to...
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Colorectal Liver Metastases Cl...
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I have reccurent colon cancer which metastases in liver. There are 3 lession where two of them are very close to portal vein and Inverrio vena cava. My surgeon...
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Mets to Liver
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My father (73)was dx in Feb. 2003 with Stage III colon cancer, under went a successful resection and 6 months of chemo (5-FU). Been in remission since late 2003...
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my Mom
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Well my mom was diagnosed with metastisized cc in February after a stage 1 polyp was removed last year. She had 6 cycles of folfox 4 and surgery. They were not ...
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Techinical Path Report Questio...
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My mom has just had surgery. Cancer was on the right side, presented with anemia and weight loss. Path report states tumor was ulcerated, plaque-like & poorly d...
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77 yr Old Dad Just Diagnosed S...
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Hello. My 77-yr-old father was just diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. A PET (full body) scan was done, and colon carcinoma was seen at the rectosigmoid junc...
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Surgery
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Hello everyone... This is my first time posting. My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer in Oct 2004, she had surgery in Nov to remove the cancer and had radi...
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Side Effects of Oxaliplatin/fo...
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My dad started his first treatment of Folfox with Oxaliplatin last week. So far, no complaints. He says he feels fine. What I'd like to know is how soon wi...
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a Little Hope
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My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 03 which had spread to the liver. The primary tumour was taken out and he has been on chemo ever since. A...
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Treatment Options
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Hi, My mom was recently diagonosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer with mets to liver. She has multiple tumors on liver. CEA count is 540. She will undergo colon res...
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Info on Bowel Cancer
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My husband has bowel cancer it was only detected in May he was operated on straight away but the tumer could'nt be removed as it had grown around blood vessels,...
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Heart Burn
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My boyfriend has stage III cc and is taking Avastin, 5 FU, leukavorin, and oxalyplatin. He also takes nexium every morning. He is having such bad heart burn/i...
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