So what determines when to re-start chemo after a break? My sister had a clean scan and will take a chemo break for two months and then will be scanned again. If that scan is clean does the break continue?? Or might they start chemo again even if scan is clean as a preventative measure? I am assumin...

My sister’s local oncologist recommended the “chemo for life” approach when she was diagnosed stage 4. (She did say that she could take short breaks occasionally.) We met with a doctor at MSK for a second opinion. He said that since nothing was showing on her most recent scan, he would be inclined t...

It looks like she is MSS or MSI-L. Does that change treatment options at all? We are still waiting for the tumor marker testing results for KRas, Nras and Braf from her right hemicolectomy. Any idea how long those results usually take?

I am looking for recommendations for my 45 year old sister who was diagnosed with colon cancer in Jan 2020. She had a right hemicolectomy in Feb due to pain from a partial blockage. They were in the process of determining stage 3 or 4 based on CT/MRI/PET but had to do surgery before chemo due to pai...