Mozart, congrats on your continued NED, and thanks for posting all the interesting research links! You wellcome. That is great news prs, the further we get from initial response , life will be easier. First couple of years are most critical. You are right about chemo, most likley down the road, it ...

That is excellent news, tumor is gone. You are on your way to be cured . Chemo I would do, won't be easy, try to start asap after the surgery, results are better if chemo is started right after the surgery. 2 weeks after my chemo/rad, they had hard time finding the spot, if it wasn't for tatoo/ink m...

Trial, chemo before chemo/rad, chemo after chemo/rad, we shall see result's before the end of this year. Will be interesting. We have result's chemo/rad than 6 rounds of Folfox. In this trial they are giving 8 rounds of Folfox or 6 rounds of CapeOX. Wonder if anybody on this board is part of that tr...

Some interesting pCR(pathological complete response-after surgery) studies: “The patients in group 2–4 received additional 2, 4, or 6 cycles of mFOLFOX6. A comparison between patients who received 6 cycles of mFOLFOX6 and those who received the standard neoadjuvant CRT showed a significant differenc...

My surgeon told me that how we treat rectal cancer will change a lot in 3,4 years. I agree there should be more standarised approach, but right now is hit and miss, pretty much luck. There is huge study/trial right now about W&W in North America, we shall see results in few years. CCR, PCR, surg...

Watermellon saved me from being dehydrated, there were nights , usually chemo week, my body was burning, I was literally swimming in my sweat, would get up and finish half watermellon in no time. Dehydration could be the cause of constipation, as well as zofran, not sure if you are taking it for nau...

I had few treatments delayed by week, low platlets, was quite happy to have extra week off, at the end didn’t make any difference for me. Once was borderline, so my Oncologist ask me if I wanna stay or go, home was my answer, after that it wasn’t my dessicion to make, I suppose they new my answer. I...

Congrats !!!

Just had MRI and colonoscopy this week. All negative.
It’s been year since I finished chemo/rad.
Not sure if that made much difference, but when they did radiation year ago, they focused on lymph nodes, and nailed it!

I am in Ontario as well, my understating is , that testing is offered automaticlly if under 60 years old. For trials I would check Princes Margaret Hospital in Toronto. There is scientist on UofT that discovered potential cure for lung cancer, it looks like they gona start trial soon, might be worth...

I was told by my surgeon that I automaticlly qualify for it since I am bellow 60, surgery didn’t happen, so no testing in my case.

So sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear about CEA Riki, and reccurance. Like Susie said, wonder if consolidation therapy would make the difference. Such a spike, your radiologist might be right. Dr. Angelita Habr-Gama did mention in one of conferences, wandering if there is more harm than good in this kind of approach, calli...

Loop, Memorial Sloan from NY has ongoing phase 2 trial about W&W, they probablly could provide you with more info. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clinical-trials/13-213 Good luck! There is tread about this subject on this forum: http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t...

Loop,
Memorial Sloan from NY has ongoing phase 2 trial about W&W, they probablly could provide you with more info.
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/clini ... als/13-213

Good luck!