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Fabulous Stage IV News!!!

jenhopesprays
jenhopesprays CSN Member Posts: 128 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
M. D. Anderson Study Finds Dramatic Increase in Metastatic Colon Cancer Survival


Better surgical interventions, new chemotherapeutic and biological agents increase five-year survival from 8 to 30 percent

M. D. Anderson News Release 05/26/09

Novel chemotherapy and biological agents for metastatic colorectal cancer, combined with surgical advances in liver resection, have resulted in a dramatic increase in survival for patients with advanced disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.


Here is the story:

http://www.mdanderson.org/news-and-publ ... vival.html


Why has it been 20 years since this study has been performed?

Hope springs eternal!
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  • jenhopesprays
    jenhopesprays CSN Member Posts: 128 Member
    #2
    Here is the link
    Here is the link again:

    http://tinyurl.com/ods4lq
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  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 CSN Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #3
    thanks for sharing
    Thanks so much for sharing! Thank goodness for hope.
    Aloha,
    kathleen
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  • Shayenne
    Shayenne CSN Member Posts: 2,342
    #4
    Kathleen808 said:

    thanks for sharing
    Thanks so much for sharing! Thank goodness for hope.
    Aloha,
    kathleen

    Cool!!!
    If this is something hopeful, I am going to read it before I go to beddies, I'm up so late, but thanks for posting this~

    Hugsssss
    ~Donna
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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #5
    Shayenne said:

    Cool!!!
    If this is something hopeful, I am going to read it before I go to beddies, I'm up so late, but thanks for posting this~

    Hugsssss
    ~Donna

    Awesome
    This brought a smile to my face!!
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  • dmdwins
    dmdwins CSN Member Posts: 454 Member
    #6
    Nana b said:

    Awesome
    This brought a smile to my face!!

    Glad to see
    Glad to see some positive updated statistics! Can't wait to read it. Thanks for sharing.

    Dawn
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