know what stage its in yet. but I wanted to know the survival rate for it? my mom has a large tumor in her colon. We just found out today that she has colon cancer, tommorow they are going to do a cat scan to make sure it didnt spread and probably thursday they are going to remove the cancer.
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if she has already been diagnosed with it,then why the delay?? she should undergo surgery at the earliest or atleast meet an oncosurgeon!! overall survival is better with colonic cancer than others all the best
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First of all, I am so sorry your mom and family are going through this. Try your hardest to stay strong, keep positive and inform yourself as much as possible. It's scary...I know, but be strong. Your mom will endure several tests to determine the stage she's in. We're going through it with my dad. With colon cancer they usually choose to do surgery first, then treatments. With rectal cancer, they usually do treatments first and then surgery and sometimes more chemo afterward. It also depends on the oncologist and surgeon and the decision of the patient. The survival rate is a lot better now, since there is a lot more research, better equipment and more knowledgable treatment options than years ago. Right now, you'll all go through the hardest part and that's waiting...waiting for test results, waiting for next appointments, waiting for treatment plan, etc... Once your oncologist and surgeon come up with a treatment plan, everything starts to speed up and it does get less stressful. Right now you are all most likely in the shock phase. Once you start learning more about cancer, everything sinks in better and it's easier hanging in there and working as a team to be positive. Having your mom in a positive frame of mind and knowing she has all of you supporting her and helping her through it all WILL help a great deal. Here are some links that should help... http://www.coloncancerfoundation.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colorectalcancer.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cancer/DS00035 http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm Colon Cancer forums/online support groups... http://www.acscsn.org/Forum/Discussion/?msgrid=3 http://www.cancerforums.net/forum-12.html http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancers/colon-cancer/1,0,119,18.htm http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Colon_Cancer.html http://www.ehealthforum.com/health/colon_cancer_symptoms.html http://dailystrength.org/support-groups/Cancers http://coloncancer.about.com/mpboards.htm I hope this helps some. Hang in there.
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My father had colon cancer -- a large area of it. That was when he was in his 60's. He is now 91.
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I had experienced to have a colon cancer year 2004 Its really shocked to my family. At that time I was 38 yrs of age it was an early detection no stages yet, so I undergone a major operation to removed the tumour then my oncologist told me to have a Adjuvant chemo. Now im doing fine no more cancer take some food supplement it will help your mom. If you have any question email me rosepamor@yahoo.com.au
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Hi hello what ever may the type of cancer you have or need information about cancer you will fine all the solutions for that you are searching in this site, because i got many usefull informations from this site and it helped me to get well from my cancer, So go through this site to find your answers you need, stay in good health god bless you.
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First let me start by saying how sorry I am about your mom. I know exactly what you are going through. My mom was diagnosed last Thanksgiving with stage 4 colon cancer. It has spread to her liver & lungs. The survival rate will really depend on what stage your moms cancer is and whether it has spread to other organs. From what I've read about it, colon cancer tends to spread to the liver & the lungs, which is what has happened with my mom. I hope that your mom's cancer has been caught at an early treatable stage. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable/treatable cancers. My mom ignored alot of the warning signs and ignored her doctors when they wanted her to have a colonoscopy several years ago, if she had her cancer would have been caught at a much earlier stage. I wish you and your family strength and that your moms treatment is successful. I'm still scared of losing my mom, but they are coming up with new and better treatments all the time.
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