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by Lynnd
Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Doctors disagree on rectal cancer treatment
Replies: 10
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Re: Doctors disagree on rectal cancer treatment

Thank you so much for the replies. I feel like I am now better prepared to make an informed decision. I had forgotten that I had looked at the NCCN guidelines when the tumor was first found a month ago. It was before it was staged so I didn't know what to look at. I have decided to go with the recom...
by Lynnd
Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Doctors disagree on rectal cancer treatment
Replies: 10
Views: 2052

Doctors disagree on rectal cancer treatment

I have been diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer at a local teaching hospital. I was told the standard treatment is radiation with oral chemo for 6 weeks, a 6 week break while the radiation continues to work, then surgery, then "mop up" chemo. I went for a second opinion at a well-known ...

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