Background: The role of primary tumor resection (PTR) for asymptomatic stage IV colon cancer with unresectable metastases remains unclear. Increasingly there has been a trend away from resection. The aim of this study was to examine trends in the treatment of stage IV colon cancers, impact of ...
If a diagnosis of colon cancer is made, treatment is determined by the stage of the disease. In other words, earlier stages in which the cancer is small and localized may require less intervention. Typically, surgery can effectively remove small tumors and chemotherapy is prescribed to kill any...
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Colorectal cancer or colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), which is the final part of the digestive tract. Both colon cancer and rectal cancer can be referred to as colorectal or bow
She underwent a mastectomy followed by 6 cycles of chemotherapy. She also had 30 radiation treatments. After that she took tamoxifen for 5 years. The promise: The doctor said it was an early stage cancer. MT had a 90% chance of complete cure if she was to undergo all the recommended ...
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Efficacy of surgery and chemotherapy for stage IV small bowel adenocarcinoma: a population-based analysis using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result Program database. Cancer Med. 2020;9(18):6638-6645. doi:10.1002/cam4.3266PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 70. Nakazawa T, Narita Y, ...
dMMR/MSI-H is most commonly found in stage II colon cancer. Studies have shown that CRC with dMMR/MSI-H has similar pathological features: (1) the primary tumor is often located in the right half of the colon; (2) low pathological stage; (3) presence of mucinous components; (4) tum...
However, living with cancer, especially during treatment, can be challenging. The NCI recommends eating ahealthy diet, getting plenty of sleep and staying as active as you can to help maintain strength of body and mind. Also consider mental health care, like counseling or support groups, to he...
Shayla Lanzon, a 33-year-old with stage IV colon cancer, has been receiving chemotherapy infusions every other week for the past few months. To get through the sessions, which last about six hours for her, Lanzon keeps a notebook of comments from her medical team, side effects she’s ...