Thursday, June 4, 2009

Colon cancer

Colon cancer ?
My uncle's family has a history of colon cancer. Three people from his family have died because of it. I know he has colon cancer and apparently it's really bad. I don't think I heard my dad correctly, but he said something about a stage 7 (I think) and that it had gotten much worse. How severe would that stage of colon cancer be and is it treatable?
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Here is some information on stages in cancer. Different types of cancers have a different number of stages. With colon cancer I think it is 1-4 with 4 being the worst.
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There's no such thing as a stage 7 in colon cancer. It's classified in stages 0 through IV; stage IV is the most advanced because there's involvement of lymph nodes and metastases to distant organs. Here are some professionally reviewed, detailed information sites: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/Patient/page1 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/Patient/page2 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/Patient/page4 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/colon/Patient/page5 http://www.emedicinehealth.com/colon_cancer/article_em.htm http://www.emedicinehealth.com/colon_cancer/page10_em.htm I suggest that when you (or anyone else for that matter) look up health related issues on the Web, check that the site[s] has the HON {Health-On-Net} code at the bottom of the page. This assures that the information has been reviewed by health professionals and is accurate and up-to-date. Best wishes to your uncle, and offer him your support now that he needs it most.

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