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by afaust
Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:05 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???
Replies: 30
Views: 8017

Re: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???

"Delivering the systemic chemotherapy and the chemoradiation therapy before surgery could have several potential advantages for the patient. First, it will treat circulating tumor cells, which we believe are responsible for metastatic disease, earlier in the process. Second, it will increase t...
by afaust
Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???
Replies: 30
Views: 8017

Re: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???

afaust, does your oncologist have any data to support his opinion that your tumor could start to grow again during chemo? I believe MSK are on the leading edge of colorectal cancer treatment, and I doubt they would have offered you this option if there was significant risk. Why not ask MSK to comme...
by afaust
Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:35 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???
Replies: 30
Views: 8017

Re: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???

I was never offered the option of no surgery, but after chemo/radiation my surgeon did a sigmoidoscopy and said all that was left was scar tissue and I may be able to avoid chemotherapy after surgery depending on pathology. I also had a pet scan that showed no cancer before surgery but after chemo/...
by afaust
Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???
Replies: 30
Views: 8017

Re: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???

I wanted it out sooner than later. About the only thing I would have done differently, if given the option, would have just done FOLFOX chemo before surgery and no radiation (there are trials with this). I only had the ileostomy for 3 months (manageable, though not ideal for sure) and had 6 cycles ...
by afaust
Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:13 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???
Replies: 30
Views: 8017

Rectal Cancer - Standard of Care Approach or Neoadjuvant Chemo approach???

Hi everyone! I’m new to the forum - and so thankful to have stumbled across it! Wow - it’s given me a ton of knowledge and support that I couldn’t fine elsewhere! Incredibly helpful to hear everyone’s experiences. So, my question to the group is as follows. I THOUGHT I knew my treatment path but upo...
by afaust
Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:40 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Female Pains AFTER radiation, No Doc will Listen...
Replies: 53
Views: 17546

Re: Female Pains AFTER radiation, No Doc will Listen...

Hi there - So sorry you are going through this pain! I, too, am going through the exact same thing right now and feel that my docs didn't do too good of a job of forewarning me about this side effect of the radiation. I just went in to see my radiation oncologist yesterday to address this very issue...

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