Thursday, September 1, 2011

Diabetic with Colon Cancer

Diabetic with Colon Cancer?
My husband's dad of 55 years old was diagnosed with colon cancer yesterday. Everyone is scared and miserable. My question is, "how long after you are diagnosed do you die of cancer? They are talking of surgery is that a smart move being that he is diabetic. Don't they say that diabetic wounds take longer to heal? My biggest fear is for my husband who is also diabetic and refuses to eat healthy. He eats everything is not suppose to eat as a diabetic. He loves greasy and fatty food and eats for the taste. I feel so helpless because everyone is sad and crying. I am the only strong one and I am making alot of the decisions.
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Much depends on the state of advancement of the cancer at the time of diagnosis. Colon cancer, however, is normally not detected until well advanced, simply because it is asymptomatic until well advanced. It tends to metastasize to nearby organs, mostly the liver. I can only recommend following the advice of the treating physician(s). However, as far as your HUSBAND is concerned, have him scheduled for a screening colonoscopy soon. Colon cancer runs heavily in heredity, and your husband's chances of colon cancer have just increased a lot, given that he has at least one parent who developed the disease. Nearly ALL colon cancer develops from rectal/colon polyps which are not removed. It's actually the familial tendency to develop polyps which causes the disease heredity. Well over 90% of colon cancer can be prevented by polyp removal. Normally folks are recommended to have their first screening colonoscopy around age 50, but with his father's situation, that drops a decade or so. Get him in there ASAP.
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it is true that it takes diabetics longer to heal . i have had my left leg amputated and a double transplant,as you can imagine those were Major surgeries. it look about 3 weeks longer to heal but as long as he keeps his blood sugar under good control that will help heal faster. i pray that things go Good with him and i Will keep him in my prayers.
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A new person (above me) has begun to promote a scam cure for diabetes. Beware of this kind of junk. Only the doctors treating your father-in-law can give you a prognosis. You really do need to get your husband in for screening, however. Colon cancer is one of the few, if not the only, cancer that can be prevented by screening - because they can remove pre-cancerous polyps at that time. Colon cancer has a strong hereditary component, so he needs this test.

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