Fabulous Stage IV News!!!

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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!

jenhopesprays

Here is the link
Here is the link again:

http://tinyurl.com/ods4lq

Kathleen808

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

Shayenne

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

Nana b

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!!

dmdwins

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