Thursday, November 24, 2011

Metastatic colon cancer to liver- does anyone know growth rates if unresectable

Metastatic colon cancer to liver- does anyone know growth rates if unresectable?
I have liver cancer that may be inoperable and have read about new drugs which might shrink the tumor but I wonder what the growth rate might be if just left alone ie how much time do I have. Any ideas or general answers would help me get a feel for whether i need to spend big bucks trying to shrink but with no real chance of increasing survival rate or just leave alone
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1 :
That would be almost impossible to estimate, since each case is individual and depends on many factors from diet, to stress, to lifestyle etc. Ask your specialist what the success rate is with the drug. The best thing you could do is try to live as stress free as you can, focus on seeing yourself as healthy and OK, and read up on what helped others in your situation get through it (ie. terminal cancer survivors etc.) Best wishes..
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My mom had colon cancer with liver involvement. We opted for the chemo and were glad we did. I think there are new developements every day and if only a small chance of helping the situation, I think it is worth it. God Bless you and yours.
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The first answer is right. The growth rate depends on several things, including how well differentiated your cancer cells are. The more poorly differentiated, the faster the cancer spreads, usually. In general, cancer in your liver seems to spread rapidly because the liver is a very vascular organ. However, chemotherapy can curb this. Listen, there are a couple different chemotherapy regimens for colon cancer with minimal side effects. Don't you think it's worth a shot? you only live once. If you hate it, you can quit

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