Monday, August 8, 2011

What symptoms do I look for to show colon cancer is spreading through lymphnodes


 
What symptoms do I look for to show colon cancer is spreading through lymphnodes?

Cancer - 3 Answers
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1 :
go to your doctor!
2 :
The only way to know is after surgery. A biopsy following a colonoscopy can tell if there is cancer present, but the only way to know for sure if the lymph nodes have been invaded is after surgery (which is only performed if the tumor has gone into the colon wall--otherwise, there is no way the lymph nodes are invaded, since they are on the outside of the colon). The part that is removed will be inspected, and they will check then to see how many lymph nodes (if any) have been invaded.
3 :
Although crossstitchkelly’s answer was very good, based on your other question your mother has already had surgery and you know the lymph nodes are involved. So the answer to your question is there are no symptoms that let you know it is spreading elsewhere. She will only get symptoms once it has and is large enough to cause symptoms.







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