Ok so my friend has colon cancer stage three and is going through chemo therapy right now. Are the chances good that she'll be okay? it didn't spread at all. thanks.
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I am sorry to tell you, but if it is stage 3 it has spread to the lymph nodes. At least 12 nodes should have been examined to have a good idea of involvement. Tumor grade and whether or not the colon was perforated also play a part in prognosis, but generally stage 3 has a 5 year survival rate of 50-75% depending on which stage 3 it is.
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Very easy to find this data on the internet http://www.alternative-cancer-treatments.com/colon-cancer-prognosis.htm We don't know the nodal status - N1,N2,N3 It would also help to know the histology - the tumor grade by appearance. The size of the primary and the location in the colon would help too. With the very limited information you have - an extremely rough guess would be in the 50/50 range or 40/60 or 60/40 that she will be OK five years from now. Heck, we don't even know her age. That also matters. Her medical oncologist should be explaining these statistics, and he or she has all of the necessary information we don't have here. Added note - Excellent answer by Denisedds It's frustrating for those of us who are medical professionals to not have the information we need to provide a good answer.
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