New research suggests 18 nodes removed for proper staging especially in stage 2.

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I also had right hemicolectomy, laparascopic in 2016 at the age of 57. I had surgery at 8:00 on a Friday morning and was released by 6:00am on Sunday. I had no problem with the surgery and still no problem 8 years later. I was stage 2a with two high risk factors...LVI and Grade 3. My surgery and onc...

I had the same procedure as you in 2016 at the age of 57.. Perfect bloodwork with no symptoms. It was found during a routine colonoscopy. I had 2 high risk factors...LVI and Grade 3 tumor. I started with Capox, but because I was allergic to Oxy, so I finished with 6 months of capecitabine. You can s...

Great news on the pathology report! Wishing her a speedy recovery!

You should be able to private message me on the forum....I will try to contact you for a reply...check "private message" on the upper right side Beckster, thank you so much. How would I be able to contact you? I am located in South Jersey also! If you want a rock star colon rectal surgeon,...

I am located in South Jersey also! If you want a rock star colon rectal surgeon, I would highly recommend Steven McClane at the MD Anderson at Cooper...https://www.cooperhealth.org/doctors/steven-mcclane-md?utm_campaign=website-link&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=local-listing a He is the dep...

My doctor, gynecologist, sent me for a dexa scan 3 weeks after finishing chemo. I asked if it was to soon and he said no. I did the scan and it showed that I have osteopenia. I had one 2 years later and it improved....logically we know that chemo affects the bones, so I feel that he should have wait...

Stage 2 is a grey area. I was offered Capeox, Folfox or no chemo. Because I did not want a port, I opted for Capeox. Again, I had two high risk factors. If I was low risk, my onc would not have put me on chemo. I guess I am having a hard time understanding why the Oncologist is recommending a chemo ...

Below is a link to a previous post that shows the importance of the pathology report...

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Welcome to the group! I was diagnosed with stage 2A right sided colon cancer in 2016. During my first screening, they found the mass. I had no symptoms and my bloodwork was excellent and my CEA was 1.9. With that said, I had 2 high risk factors, which both are subjective....LVI and G3 tumor. Most ri...

A novel imaging technology was cleared by the FDA to detect polyps with neoplastic potential during conduct of colonoscopy that aligns with pathological assessment with greater than 90% predictive ability. https://www.cancernetwork.com/view/narrow-band-imaging-earns-fda-clearance-for-real-time-asse...

My doctor counted it as the day of surgery because all cancer was removed. I am now in my 5th year and God willing, I will be released in December.

The only thing that I heard about lymph node swelling due to the vaccine is the underarm LN and breast. Women are being advised not to have a mammography until 6 weeks after receiving the Covid vaccine. Apparently, mammography results might show LN involvement and create a false positive for possibl...

I received my first dose of the Moderna vaccine on January 27th and the second dose on February 26th. First dose produced only a sore arm and slight headache. However, the second dose was a different story. Sore arm but 12 hours after the shot, I had a fever with chills and achy. This lasted for 24 ...