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More chemo?

heswittenberg
heswittenberg CSN Member Posts: 1
in Colorectal Cancer #1

A friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer last January - had 15 inches of colon, gallbladder and 1/2 liver removed after almost a year of chemo. Drs always saw shadows on her lungs but now it has progessed.  Is chemo necessary or are surgery and radiation enough? 

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  • Real Tar Heel
    Real Tar Heel CSN Member Posts: 307 Member
    edited August 2021 #2
    This is really a question for

    This is really a question for your docs based on what they find out. Here we can only tell you about our experiences.

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  • abrub
    abrub CSN Member Posts: 2,174 Member
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    my dr wants chemo for my lung mets

    I'm on chemo for lung mets. My radiation was focused only on my spinal tumor. I'm on irinotecan and Avastin bi-weekly.

    Alice

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