Have any of you experienced anything like this?
What can I look forward to?
I was recently diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer with two connected masses, one small mass at the anal verge and another much larger mass (near obstructing) where the sigmoid colon and rectum meet. The two tumors join outside the rectal wall. Pathology says it's Squamous Cell Carcinoma and an endoscopic ultrasound staged my cancer at T3,N1.
I'm starting neoadjuvant chemo and 5 weeks of radiation Monday Chemo is Mitomycin C and a 96 hour infusion of 5FU repeated after 3 or 4 weeks). Then surgery followed by standard adjuvant chemo for six or so months.
Anyone out there with Squamous Cell Colorectal cancer? I've be told it responds well to chemo and radiation.
Thanks,
Steve