Thursday, April 16, 2009

My best friend just found out she has colon cancer someone please help me out

My best friend just found out she has colon cancer someone please help me out?
She was having very very bad problems having bowel movements so she had a test done colonoscopy? and called her in today and said she has a tumor causing blockage and she is having surgery monday she is young very young! what is going to happen shes been to upset to talk to anyone could the surgery get rid of everything if its not far along and can it rly be colon cancer?? do u think she needs another opinion? thanks for any answers
Cancer - 3 Answers
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1 :
If detected early enough colon cancer is the easiest cancer to treat. She should always get a second opinion. But, I have known many people that have beat colon cancer without it returning.
2 :
If a doctor diagnosed her and is operating on her, it must be cancer. I think only her doctor would know if the cancer has spread to other areas of the body. It may not have spread if it's been caught early on.
3 :
I'd have the surgery and then see what the surgeon / oncologist is recommending. I'd get a 2nd opinion if I was not comfortable that all options were considered. But surgery is the main treatment for colon cancer - and can be the only treatment needed for early stages. So she might as well get that done, then start to consider 2nd opinions once the "staging" is done. And yes, the surgery can (in some cases) get rid of all the cancer. But sometimes a patient will also have adjuvant chemo = chemo to mop up any tiny loose cancer cells. Even though the big tumour is gone. (staging = assessment of how advanced the cancer is, and what type. Yes, it's colon cancer, but there are different types of tumour, e.g. adenocarcinoma) A blockage in the colon is urgent - for whatever reason. So that surgery is critical. Good luck to her

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