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Dear Drs. Please advise about the survival rate, expected treatment after surgury & duration of treatment & follow up on COLON CANCER stageIIIC. Many thanks
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - 5-year Relative Survival Rates for colon cancer, by stage The numbers below come from the National Cancer Institute database, looking at people diagnosed with colon cancer between 2004 and 2010. ... Read More
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Is colon cancer of T3 N1 m0 treatable? What is the related statistical percentage of cure? What is the expected treatment? duration? Failure? Pain?
Dr. Mohamad Siblini, Surgery - T3n1m0 is stage 3b , if surgery is done with clean margins, the expected survival at 5 years can reach 70-80% with 12 cycle of chemotherapy. 15 days interval between each cycle. About failure I did no... Read More
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If my mom died from colon cancer and I had tubular adenoma polyp less than 3 mm. been removed with colonoscopy... does it necessary to be gene porter I am 45 years old.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Tubular adenomas are the most common type of polyp and are the ones that doctors refer to most commonly when speaking of colon or rectal polyps. Approximately 70% of polyps removed are of the tubular ... Read More
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What are the symptoms of colon cancer in women?
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Dr. Salim Saab, Otolaryngology (Ent) - Constipation or diarrhea or both of them all together. Later on obstruction.
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In the case of sigmoid colon cancer, what is the best treatment for stage one?
Dr. Faek Jamali, Surgery - The best treatment for stage I sigmoid colon cancer is laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with removal of the draining lymph nodes and follow up surveillance. The cure rate with this type of treatment sho... Read More
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