Hi brokenwings So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. There have been lots of new treatment options for colon cancer in the last couple of years. Immunotherapy, targeted therapy and cancer vaccines. There are even more soon to be available. There's hope. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-ca...
I found exercising to be beneficial during treatment. Since I live close to a state park, I'd drive over and hike for 30-45 minutes about 5 times a week. It's a beautiful park, so it would elevate my mood, and the terrain wasn't to challenging. Good both mentally and physically. Best Regards, peanut
Hi esuperbaby, Welcome to Colon Talk. I'm a 5 year survivor of stage 2a rectal cancer. Like you, I also had suspected LVI. My oncologist initially recommended I go with FOLFOX for adjuvant treatment. My preference was Xeloda. For a couple reasons, one being that it's a pill, so you eliminate the nee...
Hi Charles, Welcome to Colon Talk. Just wanted to clarify something you mentioned about being 85% cancer free. At this point it sounds like you are NED (a really good thing), which indicated no evidence of disease. The 85% comes into play for your 5 year survival rate. Here's a link if you're intere...
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