My best friends mother found out 3 weeks ago she had stage 4 colon cancer they did surgery yesterday, she removed part of her small intestine and all of her female organs, b/c it had spread to there...He didn't remove the lymph nodes around that area b/c he said it didn't matter...He says he can't tell us anything until he gets results back from some test. He said this is a very aggressive cancer and she would have to fight it very aggressive with chemo. We kept trying to ask him questions but he said he could not answer them at this point. We just want to know what we are facing, can she beat this? What is the best case scenerio? If the chemo doesn't respond, then what? How long do we have w/her...weeks, months, years....will it return....so many questions...no answers....we just want someone to shoot it to us straight....if you can help i would greatly appreciate it...
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probalby only a few months
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30% will live for 5 years
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go to www.allnurses.com you may find more informative info there. Good Luck
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There are unexpected miracles and I would not tell my friend anything bad, but the life expectancy with a colon cancer this advanced in in weeks or months at best.
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So sorry to hear this, my prayers to you all...First, there are many types of cancer.Is it small or large cell. Small cell cancer depending you can live three to fourteen months. Large cell is a slower cancer in most cases. Much success in colon cancer if found in early stages. They will do testing to see if the cancer has mastisized or not...As hard as it seems a positive attitude and diet and lots of prayers are most important. God Bless you all and stay strong.
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My mom passed away from Colon cancer in 2000. When she was diagnosed with this, it had already spread to the liver... She was given 6 mo. to live... She started on Chemo... 6 mo. went by... 1 yr went by and she was still here fighting with cancer... She made it through two yrs... when the dr. had only given her 6 mo.. i could say that although she was on chemo an knowing that her days were counted... she lived comfortably.. untill the last two months... Everyones situation is diffrent.... dr. can give you an about life span, but it is not always correct...
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