I know there's probably no real answer for this but I'm early on and prognosis is constantly on my mind. I've had multiple biopsies and a flex sig with the cutter. Treated at MD Anderson in Houston. I have been diagnosed based of Ct and MRI as either t2n1m0 or t3n1m0. Surgey is scheduled Aug 2 and I'm taking FOLFOX in lieu of adjutant radiation.
Like most I'm obsessed with survival rates. I haven't gotten a straight answer but think I'm classified 3b with the suspicious nose. Onc says literature says 75% chance of no systemic recurrence. He also said that based on my particular condition (I don't know what that entails) plus age and other factors the recurrence chance is more likely 10-15% with full FOLFOX.
I want to believe the man but my inner septic is wrestling with numbers that favor me but not to the extent of 10-15 percent.
Thoughts?