Perhaps you are right. In which case, I was/am very lucky.

You succeeded. Congrats! Luck, prayers, guesses are all good. Proactive, aggressive and thorough are also good. My only point is that when they say a % it can include the full spectrum. All family histories, genetics, and demographics. And not just yours as individual Patient X. For example, my surgeon [...]

This a very scary and humbling experience that none of wanted or expected. Not a single person in my family has or had colon cancer. We fight, share our knowledge and experiences help each other and future patients. Good luck. We all need the prayers! Thank you for yours.

PK, I was stage 3b with 3 involved lymph nodes. I had surgery and then folfox 6 , 12 treatments. It's been 9 years and all is well. Be aware that Oxyllaplatin causes neuropathy so keep this at top of mind and in the conversation with your Oncologist. They are [...]

Sounds like you have a stage I or IIA colon cancer - this means it was caught very early and there is unlikely to be spread outside the colon. Current clinical studies do not support the routine use of adjuvant chemotherapy for cancers of this stage. https://news.cancerconnect.com/colon-cancer/treatment-of-stage-i-iii-of-colon-cancer-XLwM72DrGUaAWLZQfP5Tlw I of course [...]

I had a stage 1 CRC. Resection and no involvement of any lymph nodes. No chemo recommended. The CRC should have stopped there. Found two mets (one in each lung) 18 months later.. Resections removed all the bad guys (via little VATS slits) and 6 months of chemo (FOLFOX). Now [...]

Glad to hear your sister is responding to treatment and it sounds like a good plan. Has the doctor explained the goal of therapy to you? Best C

I was diagnosed with stage 3b colon cancer at 52. I had surgery followed by folfox6 chemo for 6 months. I'm 61 and all is well to this point. I realize T4M1 is different but I wish you and your good friend the best ! Positive thoughts and prayers going [...]

Yes - in the absence of metastatic disease the number of nodes is very prognostic and helps determine therapy. Stage 1 to 3 cancer is determined by number and size of nodes. https://news.cancerconnect.com/colon-cancer/treatment-of-stage-i-iii-of-colon-cancer-XLwM72DrGUaAWLZQfP5Tlw Best C

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The contrast is a type of dye that they use for the test. It goes in the IV
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Thanks. Sorry my message wasn't clear. Has anyone found that MRIs are NOT always "apples-to-apples." The CONTRAST and MACHINE USED, and the TECHNICIANS, make a difference. I'm dealing with an MRI (in March 2020) and an MRI (in June 2020) from different facilities that used different CONTRASTS, MACHINES and TECHNICIANS. [...]

A question - have they done an MRI (or CT)?

As an aside, I had a Stage 1 CRC 8 years ago. No lymph or other involvement and it was surgically completely removed (the gold standard). Should have stopped there. Unfortunately, 18 months later, we found the CRC had [...]

Great advice and congrats on your success! Great encouragement for we who are on a similar journey. Thank you.

thank. I will request that the medical team consider NGS testing.

Its best done on tissue and if positive for MSI-H will avoid chemo altogether. (other markers impact treatment as well) They may have done already if you had a biopsy. Its also is the basis for the next generation of treatments should you experience a recurrence.
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They are mostly local and sometimes take the form of a "second opinion" where a leading doctor in a specific area will put a treatment plant together with a community oncologist and work to jointly manage the patients. This of course doesn't help with clinical trial or treatment selection that [...]

All the issues cited are because of the problems and do not seem to be scaleable, industry accepted standard solutions. For example, not one MD, i.e., GP, cancer surgeon, oncologist, interventional radiologist, general surgeon, etc, in the metro area that I live in suggested any accepted industry process or steps [...]