Sunday, October 4, 2009

Colon cancer with a mass in the lung

Colon cancer with a mass in the lung?
It's stage 3 in colon and 4 in the lung. The doctor decided to use Folfax oxaliplatin and capecitabine also called xalada. Is this a good option? Well I guess I would like to know side effects of this treatment...
Cancer - 3 Answers
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Each patient's treatment plan is tailored to suit specifics of their case by their oncologist. Without a complete medical history and copies of any biopsy reports and other tests, it would be totally irresponsible for someone to recommend any treatment other than the one advised by the treating oncologist.
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Everyone is different when it comes to treatment options. Research the most you can and be proactive. Some may go for a more natural option or trust their doctor. But your cancer can be beat and be strong!
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I guess you're referring to the Folfox treatment regimen, including Xeloda. Whether it's effective or not depends on whole number of things, such as how the body reacts, and the "type" of cancer cells. (Cancer cells mutate when they duplicate, which means that some treatments can be effective because they affect a particular set of mutations, while other aren't effective against them). There's some information on cancer and treatments at http://www.cancerdoubts.com which you might like to have a look at.

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