Hi everyone, Just wanted to give some updates about my dad since it would give some hope to those undergoing this disease. My father was diagnosed in Nov 2017 with Stage 4 colon cancer with liver mets. He has undergone surgery, chemo, had new lesions, had IMRT, chemo again + Altuzan and thankfully h...

Hi Veggie, Staying positive is the most important thing and contrary to the general belief it requires to be well informed about your disease. I think very differently about cancer than I used to think a few months ago. The more I read and learn, the more optimistic I become. As you can see from my ...

Good luck to your dad. I hope he handles the chemo well. I also had my colon and liver surgery before chemo. I did 12 rounds of FOLFOX after my liver resection. You can see by my signature I have been NED since 2013. I am not MSI high, so immunology was never discussed. My marker went up initially ...

Hi. I wish your father get well very soon. Could I ask you in what hospital he has his treatment?. And what is best ranking hospital for cancer treatment in İstanbul? Thank you. Hi Yegana. Thanks for your good wishes. He had the surgery at Medipol University Hospital ( http://www.internationalmedip...

Hi andelib, Thank you for your kind words. I’m surprised and happy to hear that your father, in Turkey, will have a ”dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency test” before starting chemo. That is to my knowledge not done in France (where I am) or in USA where most members on this Forum live. I tri...

Thank you both for your replies. I hope your husbands will be successfully treated and have a long disease-free time. The tests showed that my dad has MSI High tumors. For now, the doc is planning to use a standard 12 cyles of Oxiplatin and 5FU for adjuvant chemotherapy after putting a port under sk...

Hi everyone, I am writing from Istanbul, Turkey. I am very glad to find this forum which is full of first-hand and real experiences. Thank you to all contributors that help me understand what is waiting my family and that we are not alone. My father was diagnosed with colon cancer two months ago. He...