I am 28 and my father (60) has been diagnosed colon cancer 2 weeks ago.
He removed 20cm of his intestine and the surgery went very well apparently. Yesterday he removed his last stiches and will start chemotherapy next week.
I live far away from my parents (diferent continents) and therefore i have so far only spoken to my parents by phone.
My mother had until yesterday failed to tell me that the colon cancer was somehow "old" and my father's liver was like the one of a drunk man (which i understand are the mets of the colon cancer). His lungs also show some cells but the oncologist thinks they are no concern.
When asking my father about the stage/ type/ implications of the treatment as well as expectancy he told me the doctor had no answers for him. (neither had the other doctors he consulted).
My father discovered the cancer by "accident" (while doing prostate screening) and had/has no symptoms. He is in good mood and hopeful.
I know that each case is a case but there are facts that have to be taken seriously.
From my web research my understanding is that he has STAGE IV cancer with liver metastasis and no possibility for a liver resection. From my (maybe naif) diagnosis I have not yet foung an analysis that can shed some good light on what is to come... i read 3months to 1 year...
Can you help me unerstand a bit better as i am spiraling down in ignorance and my parents don't want me to rush into moving back home so they keep it from me...
Many thanks and love to all