JayNY wrote:Thank you so much for your informative reply. Gives me some hope.
Initially, I thought stage 0 based on EUS and "successful to prevent recurrence of polyp" being printed in report regarding EMR. But once they scheduled a consultation with a "cancer specialist" I figured it must be stage 1. Besides it was quite large so i cannot imagine only stage 0. But im trying to stay positive.
That's sometimes not true.Aqx99 wrote:You always see an oncologist if you are diagnosed with cancer, no matter the stage.
Basil wrote:Perspective is a funny, relative thing. Six months ago your wife's report would have sent me into a panic. Five months I would have done thirty straight hours of rain dances and switched religions to have that report.
Utwo wrote:That's sometimes not true.Aqx99 wrote:You always see an oncologist if you are diagnosed with cancer, no matter the stage.
In some countries (e.g. Canada) to save money they do not assign an oncologist to you if chemo is not required.
I suspect that the same approach can be also used in some US areas with insufficient number of oncologists.
tarheelmom wrote:Utwo wrote:That's sometimes not true.Aqx99 wrote:You always see an oncologist if you are diagnosed with cancer, no matter the stage.
In some countries (e.g. Canada) to save money they do not assign an oncologist to you if chemo is not required.
I suspect that the same approach can be also used in some US areas with insufficient number of oncologists.
Seconding what Utwo said. I am Stage 1 and have not seen an oncologist. My colorectal surgeon sees me every 3 months and orders the scopes/scans/blood work. I live in the US in an area where there are two NCI medical centers within 8 miles of each other so there are plenty of oncologists. I specifically asked the question about why no oncologist since I had cancer. The answer was that when there is no chemo/radiation, the surgeon is more active in the case than an oncologist would be. The oncologists do review the case when presented to the tumor board but unless there are mitigating factors, an oncologist is not assigned to a Stage 1 case.
jayanu wrote:So, she just started her Chemo Xelox protocol with Avastin tablets and Oxaliplatin and Bevacizumab as IV. You get IV in the first week, take tablet for 2 weeks, 3rd week is free of any medicine and the 4th week the cycle starts again for 6 months,
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