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Colorectal Cancer

WBUR: As More Survive Cancer, These Doctors Try To Ease The Aftermath Of Treatment
[i]Survival is obviously the main goal for cancer patients. But the fact that so many are surviving years or even decades means providers need to think more about their quality of life after treatment, Partridge says. She's part of a growing medical movement aimed at safely dialing back therapies where possible, and…
Is there any difference between xeloda and 5-FU?
which do you think it works best? The doctor is thinking about switching me to xeloda, but i'm not sure if i should. I understand the convenience of not having the pump, but i'm not sure which one will be better.
Stephen Jay Gould on Cancer Statistics (Brought Forward for New Members)
Dr. Gould was one of my favorite twentieth century scientific essayist. He penned this in 1982, and though it was cancer that took him from us in 2002, it was not the cancer he discusses here. this essay is all over the web, so I consider it to be part of the public domain.…
No more options left, now moving on to investigational drug. Need advice....
Hello, my name is Jane & I’m new to this forum. My father was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer Oct 2013, had colon resection and 12 rounds of 1st line chemo, was cleared by his oncologist telling him he doesn’t need to come back ( Onc didn’t do any surveillance such as checking CEA or scans). On August 2015,…
Effective cream for hands, feet, body
Can anyone recommend an effective cream for hands, feet, body - non-scented? I have a blister on the bottom of my second toe and between - caused quite a bit of pain even on the ball of my feet. Can't wear hardly any of my sandals as they have a toe piece right where the blister is irritated, or they squeeze too tight on…
Recurrence in Abdominal Wall
Hello all- my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer in March 2016. He was admitted at our local emergency and it was discovered he had the mass the size of an orange in his colon. They attempted to do a colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy to get a better look, but he was almost totally blocked. the y did surgical resection and…
24 year stage 4 survival.
I just had another colonoscopy,no results yet. I have had many ailments over the years, but I have survived.
Oxaliplatin put back into mix
Has anyone been taken off the Oxi and then put back on with success? Me CEA has been creeping up, so onc added Oxi to my latest infusion at a reduced dose. I previously had 13 infusions with the Oxi, then taken off for past six months to the neuropathy. If anyone has similar experience let me know. Peace!
Immunotherapy
Hello, my husband has colon cancer. He was stage 2 and had a resection of the colon did chemo. Had a reoccurance almost a year later. Stage 3 involving a lot of lymp nodes in the pelvis area. He did chemo and it did not work. The tumor has actually grew bigger. Invading the bladder etc in the pelvis area. Radiation is not…
Fingers getting brown?
I think my fingers are turning brown. Has this happened to anyone else? My skin is drier so I am wondering if it is just dead skin that needs to be sloughed off. I also got a brown spot on my forehead.
Merry Christmas to all
Have a happy and safe christmas, Ron.
Stage 4 & clean scans
back in the summer DH age 38 was diagnosed with stage 4 14/18 lymph nodes were positive and a small liver met. Had a foot of his colon Removed and a baseball size tumor, then about a month later have the liver ablation. A month after that he started chemo of Folx, avastin and the pump for 46 hours. He just completed cycle…
After hipec
Hello out there ... I was wondering if anyone would like to share their experience if they have had surgery/hipec procedure . I have stage IV colon cancer that recently mets to my ovaries. In Feb I had the hipec procedure and am coming to the end of my recovery. It was an ordeal , to be sure , and probably not for the weak…
Stage IV with Met to Liver and Lungs next steps
Hey there CSN Family, My wife had to push her 3 treatment due to low counts. They will give her a shot 24 hours after this next treatment hoping that will allow her to continue the Chemo regimin. Currently, she is getting FULFOXIRI with Avastin, we elected to through everything at this. As for symptom management looking…
Chemo(cetuximub) related acne
Hi everyone, I wonder has anybody had acne on the face that related on chemo, cetuximub. I had 1st cycle of that chemo and had acnes on my face, my incolohist gave me antibiotic and a gel but it looks like it will be a permanent issue During chemo. Has anyone found a different solution for that. Thanks for input.
Spine lesion
my dad has pathological stage 2a no nodes no any organ involved his Pet for upper body is all clean With Grace of Almighty what bothers me is his spine Lumber L-1 & 2 has some uptake showing Lytic and sclerotic lesion involving intervertebral disc and they wrote it as infective process ( dad has tuberculosis earlier)…
Scheduled for radioembolization consult with radiologist
Hi all! I would first all like to thank each and every one of you on here for the much needed encouragement and information given to me regarding my diagnosis. Words cannot express my gratitude, this is such a difficult thing to face and to battle every day. I've known about this consult since my last Dr visit but just…
MD Anderson Clinical Trial Waitlist
I traveled to Houston, Texas over the holidays to see if MD Anderson had anything better to offer than my local clinic. I didn't like the idea of being on Folfiri "for the rest of my life or unitl it stopped working" as my doctor in Fargo told me. The CT scan showed growth in a few tumors in my lungs which was expected. It…
Shocking!
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-42632450 I was born at The Churchill Hospital. My friend, who passed away last month, was treated at The Churchill Hospital. If I hadn't moved, I may be one of those affected. I couldn't believe these lines. Quote: But the memo also suggested cutting back on treatment to…
Article on new skin barrier product, plus:
Did you know that in the US there are some 800,000 of us ostamates? www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/wkh-nsb010918.php (can't get the link to come up blue so you can click on it)
An interesting issue--financial incentives for chemotherapy
I came accross this issue a while back when a local newspaper article suggested the "spread" between actual cost of IV chemotherapy and the reimbursement rate provided 10% of the budget of the cancer center where I receive treatment. This raises the very real issue of whether my oncologist has a financial incentive to…
Foundation one testing... anyone heard of or tried it? Running out of options
The last treatment i was on stopped working. My CEA went up to 100 and my scan shows slight increase in tumors. One in my lungs & one in a lymph node by my aorta. Idk but upset so i didn't ask many questions. Decided to go back to oxi with 5fu and adding in avastin. She had stopped oxi 3/17 because of the neuropathy.…
Advanced Cancer
I found that to be an interesting read: How-and Why- Oncologists Should Help Patients Make Treatment Decisions, 'Or, Is It Ever Time To Stop Chemo?' Video Transcript Achieving Communication Excellence (ACE) Lecture Series Interpersonal Communication And Relationship Enhancement (I*CARE) Dr. Thomas Smith How-and Why-…
How to avoid recurrence?
After the surgery and adjuvant chemo/radiation has anybody got an instruction from the oncologist how to try to avoid recurrence? I had my dx: IIIc, surgery and adjuvant chemo, 8 months of Folfox4, more then 5 yrs ago. My oncologist, otherwise very respectable ( everybody is saying so ), didn't tell me anything what…
Lynch Syndrome and depression
I was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome at the age of 25 after having discovered a tumor in my colon. It's been 13 years since it was cut from me and I'm still afraid for my life. I eat anti-anxiety and anti-depression meds like candy. I haven't been able to function as a normal person since. I'm a mess of anxiety and…
No surgery for rectal cancer
I am wondering why you have not had surgery for your rectal tumor. You indicated you have had 3 weeks of chemo and 38 days of radiation. I also have rectal cancer and have had radiation (which totally eradicated my tumor -- however, my tumor had broken through the rectum and is now butting up against the uterus so the…
Pre- and post-operative CEA levels
I have noticed quite a few postings about CEA levels and thought some might be interested in this summary of a JAMA article on the topic: "In this cohort analysis of 1027 patients, the 3-year rate of recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with elevated preoperative CEA that normalized after surgery was similar to the…
Hot tub after port surgery
Hi there, I have a qustion for the community. My port surgeon gave a limit of 4 months of healing before immersing myself in a pool or bath tub or hot tub. Surgery was Nov 2. the hot tub is mine, not a community one and I can control the chlorine I’m not asking the internet to validate my desire to hot tub early, but that…
Hands and feet peeling.
My hands are peeling so bad after my 5th treatmeant. I am worried about how they will be after the 6th treatmen. I put lotion on all of the time.
Newly diagnosed...here for support. Hello!
hello. It all started with a bit of blood, being told I had statistics and being young on my side and not to worry. One colonoscopy later, I have stage?2, possibly 3, colon cancer. The tumor is located in my sigmoid colon, almost at the rectum but with enough colon to remove and resection. 2018 is going to be about…

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