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What is the success rate of chemotherapy(colon cancer


What is the success rate of chemotherapy(colon cancer)?
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I'm not sure on statistics or anything, but my mother survived colon cancer (hereditary) in 1997. She went through chemotherapy. The technology has advanced since then, and I'm pretty sure the success rate is even greater now.
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What do you mean by success rate? The fact the patient needs chemo means it is a later stage cancer and success means there is a response to chemo whether it is several weeks or forever. In this respect the success rates are high, more than 85%. If you are referring to survival, that is dependent on the stage of the disease.





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