Postby NHMike » Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:34 pm
"Can any one tell me is it dangerous?"
Yes, it is.
"what are the treatments available?"
Typically surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy (maybe). What you get and when you get it depends on the location of the tumor.
"and how far we can cure it?"
The above may be able to cure it to the point of "no evidence of disease". They determine this with bloodwork, scans and colonoscopies. Cancer can be microscopic so you can't be 100% sure - so they do five years of surveillance.
It's scary stuff to be sure and the vast majority here have either gone through it or are a caregiver or relative of someone that has gone through it and we can help answer questions along the way.
6/17: ER rectal bleeding; Colonoscopy
7/17: 3B rectal. T3N1bM0. 5.2 4.5 4.3 cm. Lymphs: 6 x 4 mm, 8 x 6, 5 x 5
7/17-9/17: Xeloda radiation
7/5: CEA 2.7; 8/16: 1.9; 11/30: 0.6; 12/20 1.4; 1/10 1.8; 1/31 2.2; 2/28 2.6; 4/10 2.8; 5/1 2.8; 5/29 3.2; 7/13 4.5; 8/9 2.8, 2/12 1.2
MSS, KRAS G12D
10/17: 2.7 2.2 1.6 cm (-90%). Lymphs: 3 x 3 mm (-62.5%), 4 x 3 (-75%), 5 x 3 (-40%). 5.1 CM from AV
10/17: LAR, Temp Ileostomy, Path Complete Response
CapeOx (8) 12/17-6/18
7/18: Reversal, Port Removal
2/19: Clean CT