Hello, my father was operated for stage 3
colon cancer about two wks back and now
Dr. Is suggesting that he has to go
through 6 mnths of chemo followed by
radiotherapy if required. Now, I am
really confused on following points:
1) whats the basis of determining that he
needs chemo and its dosage?
Granted that in about 18inch of colon the
Dr. Took out, the cancer seemed to reach
the outer layer ( cirumfurance) of the
rectum (ct scan showed no other organs are
affected) but is that good enough to say
that he needs chemo? Does anyone know of
any tests which can be done right now to
determine what % of cancer cells still
left in nearby areas of colon? My father
is on temp. Colostomy.
2) what if the cancer cells are cured
after 3 mnths? What tests drs do in order
to keep track of the progress?
My father is 68 and he is insisting that
if he can live 8/10 years after this
surgery, he dont really want to go through
the difficult process of chemo/radio.
Any help is much appreciated.
Regards,
nks
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Vpatient
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Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 1
Same Situation Here. Same Questions Posted: 12-03-06 00:25am
Apparently this is many months ago. I
hope your father is now well.
I can tell you only from what I know, for
your question 1, they look at the type of
cancer cell and apply the most effective
chemo to kill it.
2. There is no certainty that the cancer
cell is gone. Only regular cheking of
blood test and ct scan and detect any
recurrence.
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