Does anyone out there know what the growing rate of cancer is that moved from colon to lung? My mom had her colon cancer removed Aug 2006, in Oct of 06 we started fulfox. July's ct was clear, Nov ct's showed two spots on right lung. March pet scan showed them at 8 and 10mm. April's ct showed that they are growing about 1mm /month. One showed up in left side, pulmonary dr, won't do surgery, said they were too small to remove, and he sees two new one's on left side. Went to radiology oncology dr's they said that they won't radiate, why destroy the lung with radiation when more keep popping up? They feel like they will never get a handle on it. They saw another new one on left side. So now she has two on right three on left. The oncology dr. said he doesn't want to do the chemo again, this time is would of been full fury, because it "won't eradicate the lung cancer". Because she has now "symptoms", pulmonary dr. said she breaths fine, for now anyway, he wants to wait two months repeat the ct. Mom went through the fulfox with flying colors, she lost her hair had a little neuropthy in joints, still feels it today. But otherwise she did good. The oncology dr. doesn't believe she will do that well in this next round. She is 65, diabetic, has a-fib,and is on coumadin. She wants to demand the chemo, doesn't want to give up without a fight. We see the oncologist again on june 18th. I don't understand why he won't see us sooner, when they are growing so quickly? Radiation doctor said he wouldn't be suprised if the cancer starts popping up in other organs, since the chemo didn't seem to phase it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Donna