The Launch of the Society of Black Colon and Rectal Surgeons The first official meeting of the Society of Black Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Date and time: Friday, May 19 · 8-9 p.m. EST Location: Online: 1 hour The Society of Black Colon and Rectal Surgeons (SBCRS) is a nonprofit organization founded...

... Share the music, song titles, lyrics... Whatever's inspiring to you may inspire another... O/T Reply - Admittedly, this reply is a little bit off topic, but given the recent spate of rain storms around the country I thought I'd add a few comments about a favorite guitarist of mine from 1970's C...

"Two glasses per week: new Canada alcohol guidelines ... Canadian experts say that new research suggests three to six drinks a week should be considered moderate risk for both men and women, and seven or more drinks a week is high risk. In addition to elevated risk of colon and breast cancer, ...

I am curious as to what the “ more comprehensive blood data” is... More comprehensive blood data: https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53111&p=419599#p419695 https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52100&p=407525#p407525 . The difference ...

Just checking in today to let you all know that this week will mark ten years since DX. I have now done my time and have received an "Honourable Discharge" from my oncologist in a document that includes the phrase, "complete remission". So ... this has meant no more visits with t...

No codes but this is the description of what they did in the surgery. From the operative report. OPERATION: Colonoscopy to cecum. Laparoscopic hand-assisted sigmoid colectomy with coloproctostomy. Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy. ANESTHESIA: General. The description of your surgery looks a litle incomple...

Thank you for setting up a signature page. That should help. However, there are some important items missing in your initial signature, namely: Tumor type: , Adenocarcinoma; villous adenoma; signet ring-cell carcinoma, etc. Tumor size (in mm or cm) Tumor grade: G1: Well differentiated (low grade) G2...

... Also, are there any recent survival statistics or recurrence rates that have been posted? Sorry for the questions but as most people have commented, just worried... There are many Stage III-B patients here who successfully managed to avoid recurrences. They followed the Three Pillars of Survivo...

Another point: You should create a proper signature to go at the bottom of each of your future posts so that people can see the history and status without having to scroll back to previous posts where the details were originally mentioned. Signatures are limited to 512 characters, including spaces. ...

Welcome to the forum. Here is some information on CEA. A 2019 overview of CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) https://www.verywellhealth.com/carcinoembryonic-antigen-cea-797561 "In addition, CEA levels may not reflect what is happening with a tumor at the current time. As cancer cells die, CEA is re...

I might well be wrong here, but am I right in thinking the triplet protocol for CRC would be FOLFOXIRI, not FOLFIRINOX? Although the drugs are the same, the protocol dosages/frequencies are different, and I believe FOLFIRINOX is mainly used for pancreatic cancer. Rock_Robster - Thanks for the heads...

In the link below you will find some of the treatments approved in the US for colorectal cancer in 2021, along with the main genetic mutations and other restrictions for use, if any. The treatments ending in suffix "-mab" are monoclonal antibodies and therefore fall in the general categori...