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calica
calica Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hello everyone~ I just wanted to let you know I recently read an article on MD Anderson's site discussing some study results. It stated that there is a " 5-year survival rate of 58% for patients whose lesions were surgically resected. Intrigued by the benefit of aggressive approaches to hepatic resection for colorectal metastases, Dr. Abdalla and his colleagues delved further, this time looking only at patients who had solitary liver tumors and who had been treated and undergone thorough radiologic follow-up at M.D. Anderson. Focusing the study on this population ensured the highest standard of documentation for procedures and recurrences. What the researchers found was astonishing: resection of solitary colorectal metastasis was associated with a 5-year survival rate of 71.5%" I don't entirely understand why looking at a particular subgroup "ensured the highest standard of documentation", but either way, whether it is 58% or 71.5% this treatment appears to be very helpful. They are also looking at ways to make resection available to more candidates. I just wanted to get the information out there for anyone it might be able to help. The full article is at http://www2mdanderson.org/depts/oncolog/articles/06/4-apr/4-06-2.html.
Best wishes to all
Calica

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  • pink05
    pink05 Member Posts: 550
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    Hi Calica,

    I plan on going to that web site to read about the study. Does it mention anything about radio frequency ablation? Just curious.

    -Lee-
  • musiclover
    musiclover Member Posts: 242
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    I don't really like reading statistics especially when my friend has two lesions the size of ping pong balls in his liver among several other smaller ones as well as metastesis in both lungs. Reading stuff like that makes me think there is no hope for him. I only hope the lesions will shrink down to an operable size.
  • StacyGleaso
    StacyGleaso Member Posts: 1,233 Member
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    ODDS ARE FOR VEGAS!!!

    EXPIRATION DATES ARE FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS!!

    IF DOCS ARE THAT "GOOD"....ASK THEM FOR WINNING LOTTERY NUMBERS, TOO!

    PICKING NUMBERS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR "DEAL OR NO DEAL"

    Ok, I'm stopping....but you get my drift! lol

    Stacy
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Odds are that you can be involved in a car accident on the way to treatment and die too.
    I agree with Stacy. Odds are, well...odd.
    I don't mean to sound mean
  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown Member Posts: 1,537 Member
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    I have listened today the radio show over the computer about cancer. A doctor interviewed an author of the book "Outsmart your cancer". The book is about alternative methods of treating cancer. They also talked about cancer statistics in this country. And it turns out that statistics are way overexaggerated. For example, they say that if cancer does not return within 5 years, it is considered cured and they count it as cured. However, this person may get it back after 5 years and 1 month but it does not go into statistics. They also said that there are some forms of cancer, lung cancer for example, that they do not include in statistics at all because they think it is self-induced which is not always true. So, the whole idea about statistics as we may have heard or know is not reliable.
  • calica
    calica Member Posts: 2
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    ok all~ my very deep apologies for making you uncomfortable with the statistics...I was trying to think of a way to phrase it differently, but I was afraid if I just put things in my own words I ran the risk of inaccurate information, just based on my own interpretations. That did not seem fair either. I will delete this and try to phrase it differently...But please know my *only intention was to let anyone who was interested know about what seemed like a very powerful tool.
    Best wishes, Calica
  • kerry
    kerry Member Posts: 1,313 Member
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    calica said:

    ok all~ my very deep apologies for making you uncomfortable with the statistics...I was trying to think of a way to phrase it differently, but I was afraid if I just put things in my own words I ran the risk of inaccurate information, just based on my own interpretations. That did not seem fair either. I will delete this and try to phrase it differently...But please know my *only intention was to let anyone who was interested know about what seemed like a very powerful tool.
    Best wishes, Calica

    I could not get on the site. I did go to the MD Anderson web site and searched by researcher and Dr. Abdalla's name was not found. I would like to read his report.

    Kerry
  • StacyGleaso
    StacyGleaso Member Posts: 1,233 Member
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    calica said:

    ok all~ my very deep apologies for making you uncomfortable with the statistics...I was trying to think of a way to phrase it differently, but I was afraid if I just put things in my own words I ran the risk of inaccurate information, just based on my own interpretations. That did not seem fair either. I will delete this and try to phrase it differently...But please know my *only intention was to let anyone who was interested know about what seemed like a very powerful tool.
    Best wishes, Calica

    Calica,

    We weren't ripping on you....just the data, and those who think they're good at predicting outcomes.

    It was nice of you to forward the information.

    Thanks,
    Stacy
  • hicarm
    hicarm Member Posts: 57
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    kerry said:

    I could not get on the site. I did go to the MD Anderson web site and searched by researcher and Dr. Abdalla's name was not found. I would like to read his report.

    Kerry

    I did get on the site after searching for a while. Here is the link:
    http://www2.mdanderson.org/depts/oncolog/articles/06/4-apr/4-06-1.html

    Carm

    Hope it works. Thanks for sending it, Calica.
  • shmurciakova
    shmurciakova Member Posts: 906 Member
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    Calica,
    Thank you for posting these statistics. They are certainly more encouraging that other stats I have seen for metastatic colon cancer. I had one met to the liver (resected) and two mets to the lungs (resected as well). I would gladly take 58% and 71.5% is even better. I think I was given around 30%, but hey, like I told my doctor, I am going to be one of those 30%!
    -Susan

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