Thursday, November 1, 2012

My bf found out that his dad has colon cancer. He wanted to stop our relationship, please help

My bf found out that his dad has colon cancer. He wanted to stop our relationship, please help.?
We had a talk and he said he did not mean it but he cant handle being in relationship, when he his dad has a cancer, so now we still together because he said he is sorry but it is very weird. What does it mean? Arent relationships supposed to mean helping each other, not breaking up in trouble?
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To some people, being in a relationship takes lots of work - being pleasant, spending lots of time with the other person, etc. Since his focus now needs to be on his father, he may feel overwhelmed and cannot spend the time maintaining a relationship with you because all of his thoughts and time and activities will be spent on his father.
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give him the space he needs to deal what he and his family are going through sounds as though he is traumatized and until you have been through something like that yourself you will not understand why he is acting the way he is, its natural ,dont be selfish just step back and give him the time to get his head around this
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I just recently found out my mother has colon cancer and my bf left me granted two days before i found out about my mother he was talking about leaving, showed me what kind of man he really is he is now gone
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It sounds like your boyfriend has a lot of stress right now and doesn't feel like he can juggle two relationships at the same time. The relationship period is more of a 'trial' period to see how each of you handle different stresses in different situations. Your boyfriend expresses the need to devote more time to his father right now. Have an open and honest discussion with your boyfriend. Offer your support in this difficult time in his life and if he should need any help, it is certainly alright to be of some assistance. Then sit back and let your boyfriend make the next move. If your boyfriend totally severs ties with you during your heart to heart discussion, don't dwell on the negatives..just learn from your experience and move on. Good luck.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Is colon cancer common for a women in her mid-20's

Is colon cancer common for a women in her mid-20's?
At what age is it usually common? Is it more in men or women? What are the symptoms?
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No it is not.
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It's more common for people over 60, and I believe men are at a higher risk than women.
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Hell no! It usually don't raise it's ugly head until mid - 40s.
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It's common in any age, even children. It's more in women actually, the symptoms are hard to breath, you don't go to the bathroom so often... and you don't have apetite and you don't wanna to eat anything.
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colon cancer can happen at any time and is now on the rise in America. I just had four feet of my colon removed due to cancer and they got it all. The only symptom I had ( and i had it fairly continuous for 4-5 years prior, was constipation but I never thught cancer until I threw up stool and then realized that the constipation had to be due to a blockage and I had a peach sized tumor removed two weeks later----I had no symptoms until then but you could have tenderness in the abdomen, swelling and constipation if you have any continuing problems your physiciab will order a colonoscopy to make sure for you and put your mind at ease
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My grandma had it at 82. I'm not sure of the statistics for age or sex it affects. My gram was bleeding everytime she went to the bathroom. That was the only symptom she had.
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and lethal disease. The risk of developing CRC is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Approximately 145,290 new cases of large bowel cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, of which 104,950 are colon and the remainder rectal cancers. In 2005, more than 56,000 Americans will die of CRC, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer deaths. In the United States, CRC ranks second to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death, and it is third both in frequency and cause of cancer death, in men and women separately. Age is a major risk factor for sporadic CRC. It is a rare diagnosis before the age of 40, the incidence begins to increase significantly between the ages of 40 and 50, and age-specific incidence rates increase in each succeeding decade thereafter. The lifetime incidence of CRC in patients at average risk is about 5%, with 90% of cases occurring after age 50. The incidence is higher in patients with specific inherited conditions that predispose them to the development of CRC. Environmental and genetic factors can increase the likelihood of developing CRC. Although inherited susceptibility results in the most striking increases in risk, the majority of CRCs are sporadic rather than familial. At least some data supports the view that family history (as well as physical activity level) are stronger contributors to colon cancer as opposed to rectal cancer risk. Associated risk factors: 1. Familial adenomatous polyposis 2. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer 3. Personal or family history of sporadic cancers or adenomatous polyps 4. Inflammatory bowel disease 5. Diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance 6. Alcohol 7. Cigarette smoking Hope this helped ;) -random physician
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Nucleolus gave you accurate information.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Can a liver with mets from colon cancer be trans planted

Can a liver with mets from colon cancer be trans planted?
my friend has colon cancer and it spread to his liver which is now shutting down, can he get a transplant. we need to get answers soon it is getting bad please help... thank you
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could be theoritcally but hos prognosis is bad , and other people deserve it more
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if you've contacted UNOS, that's the only way in the US. I know of people going overseas (singapore, etc) but that's much more risky, it's a lot more unknown and a lot less regulated. If his colon has been removed that i suppose it's a possibility, but I doubt UNOS will have anything to do with it since it might have spread elsewhere and the tumors haven't grown big enough to detect yet.
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It is unlikely that he would get a liver from the donor list because of his cancer/prognosis.
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UNOS can help you. However, since your friend has another form of concer it's unlikely they would give him an organ anytime in the next several years. People with other kinds of rampant cancer don't get organs, organs are generally for those whose organs are failing, but aren't cancerous or metastatic.
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I REALY THINK THE ANSWER IS NO......HE HAS AN UNDERLYING DISEASE.
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i dont think is possible ,,,once its mets to the liver form the colon it sounds more invasive... sorry... sounds like there is more involvemnet than that like lymph nodes.. once in lymph nodes is pretty bad...
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Good evening. I had a bi-lateral lung transplant a little over two years ago due to Cystic Fibrosis so while my experience is not related to the liver specifically there are certain things that are common between all organ transplants. Anyone receiving an organ transplant must be on immunosuppression medications for the rest of their life to prevent their body from rejecting the new organs. Accordingly, with the reduced immune system, we are already at a higher risk of new illnesses/diseases. Certain types of cancer are more possible with the immunosuppression but if someone already has cancer then being immunosuppressed in this manner will only allow the cancer to either worsen or come back if initially cured. I'm sorry to tell you that I don't foresee any of the US transplant centers accepting your friend into their program due to the pre-existing colon cancer. There may be programs in foreign countries that would accept him but given the shortage of donor organs it's unlikely that you would find such a program or that it would not be at a prohibitive cost. However, your friend should discuss the possibilities with his oncologist. Individuals must be referred to a transplant program and are not just considered for listing because they want to be listed. Best wishes to you and your friend.
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In the US, people who have cancer in other areas of their body other than the liver would not be considered for a liver transplant. If they transplanted the liver into this person, it is likely that the cancer would recur in the liver and the patient would end up dying from the cancer eventually.