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by rajesh
Sat Jun 30, 2018 3:48 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery
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Re: Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery

About 16 cm^3. That's still big but 1/5th the size of mine. I do think that chemo is indicated for all Stage 3 patients but perhaps less chemo may be indicated for 3A. The protocols are moving towards less chemo overall but I think that I'd want the full dose if I were 3C. I'm 3B and had the full c...
by rajesh
Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:23 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery
Replies: 6
Views: 1418

Re: Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery

Do you have the dimensions of the tumor? It sounds like my staging and I had chemo and radiation before surgery but my tumor was quite large. May his was very small and they felt that they could get it out as is. Adjuvant chemo is rough. There are some 68-year-olds that can handle it because of gen...
by rajesh
Sun Jun 17, 2018 3:00 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery
Replies: 6
Views: 1418

Rectal Cancer: Is chemotherapy advisable for 68 years old Heart patient after LAR surgery

My dad was diagnosed with Ca Rectum recently and gone through a Laparoscopic ULAR (Ultra Low Anterior Resection) surgery, NO chemotherapy or radiotherapy is given before surgery. Doctors said they would let us know on the next steps of treatment to be given on the next review. I am very much worried...

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