Colon Cancer Metastasis

Question: what is the time given by doctor with diagnose cancer colon with metastasis on liver how long will live? she have 3 lynf nudes on liver 1 behind are ears doctor say its spread

Answer: There are several variables to your question, such as can they treat the metastasis with Gleevec or is it a different kind of cancer. Also it depends on the size of the livers, but generally metastasised isn't the best news. Some people have lived for a long time, but quite a few don't.

Question: Is liver metastases from colon cancer an automatic death sentence? Father has just been diagnosed with colon cancer and it has metastasized to liver. Extremely worried about him. Anyone know someone or is going through anything similar that can give some hope?

Answer: Honestly, its better you consult a specialist. I really want to help but I don't think I can give better answers than specialist do. Sorry. good luck Love is omnipresence, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Question: why do we still need to do colon resection for cancer colon in cases with liver metastasis? shall we do hemicolectomy for patient with primary cancer in the colon in presence of multiple liver metastasis

Answer: Will it improve the quality of life? Will resection of the primary tumor allow for better pathologic identification and ultimately direct a treatment plan for this patient? If so, resection is probably a worthwhile pursuit. A dialogue among health care prioviders and the patient, going over the pros and cons is a better aproach than this forum.

Question: what is the survival rate of colon cancer patients with metastases to the liver?

Answer: 1-5% 5 year survival

Question: question about protein markers in a colon cancer patient? I have an aunt who has stage 4 colon cancer and started out w/ 7500 markers? then after the original tumor was removed (metastases in liver and lungs) it was 2500; now after 4 mos of a chemo treatment she has 4500 and has to start a new chemo. What does this all mean? What is a high protein marker count and what is low? And what are they?

Answer: Danielle is correct the tumor marker for colon cancer is the CEA and normal is less than 2.5. In the case of your aunt the doctor is using the tumor marker to help him or her determine how well your aunt is responding to treatment. Typically a tumor marker will drop significantly just after the tumor is removed. However you aunts has risen with treatment indicating this treatment is not working well for her and now another will be tried.

Question: What are the last days with colon cancer like? If you have lost a loved one who had colon cancer, first of all, let me say that I am sorry you had to go through what was no doubt a painful and difficult time. My final days should be coming in the next few months, possibly years. It appears the constantly appearing liver metastases will be what eventually kills me. What I'd like to know is what I might possibly expect in the future (i.e. what I should try to prepare for mentally). Anybody know someone who was lucky enough to just go quietly in his/her sleep? Or should I expect to spend many hours in a hospital bed waiting for it to happen? What kind of pain did it look like the person was in? How much time was there between when the person was relatively healthy -- up and around -- and when he/she passed away? Hours? Days? Weeks? Any other bad things I should be warned about? Just knowing in advance makes it easier to handle. Thanks for your help! I don't need moral support -- I feel fine, I'm happy with my life, I laugh a lot. I love a lot. I guess I didn't make things clear. People in my situation die an overwhelming amount of the time. Many of them are also happy, faithful people who laugh and find hope through God, but they still die anyway. I'm ok with that. But I came here because I was hoping to hear about some people's real experiences with the final days of cancer. Thank you, Shelley, for the thorough answer and the link. It does not sound as unpleasant as I had imagined. Just knowing about it makes things easier. L M -- don't know if you'll be back, but I wanted to say that I admire the heck out of you. My girlfriend (hopefully wife, soon) has been toughing it out by my side and I cannot even describe the love I feel for her. I do hope for a miracle, but I am so happy to have the things in my life that I have. I will love my life no matter what happens. I hope your husband too will find (or has found) complete happiness with you at his side.

Answer: Sadly I lost a good friend to it last year. A real prince of a guy. Like so many others his cancer was not found until it was too late, because he would not go the Doctor. He passed quietly in his sleep. Thanks to good palliative care he was in no pain at the end. He was however as skinny as a Nazi concentration camp survivor. At diagnosis seven months earlier he was 210 pounds. At death he was 92 pounds. Towards the end he slept a lot. From the Canadian Virtual Hospice. Physical changes in dying Although no two people experience illness in the same way, some generalizations can be made about how an illness begins to weaken the body when a person is nearing death. Some health conditions affect vital systems of the body, such as the brain and nervous system, lungs, heart and blood vessels, or the digestive system, including the liver and bowels. As illness progresses, there is a point at which the body is not able to use the nutrients in food, resulting in weight loss and fatigue. More time is spent resting, and in the final few days before death, people are generally sleeping most of the time. The body’s various systems gradually weaken and shut down. At the end of illness, the cause of death is generally due to one or more of the following. * Specific complication of the illness This could be the heart stopping in people with advanced heart disease, or the kidneys failing in people who have kidney disease. * Accumulation of total burden of disease People experience a profound depletion of strength and energy, sleeping most or all of the time as the body’s systems shut down. Death eventually occurs when the heart stops because it cannot function when the other organs of the body are shutting down. * Infection In the final hours, when the person is deeply sleeping and not aware of their surroundings, an infection in the lungs (pneumonia) usually develops due to an inability to cough and clear the secretions that the lungs normally produce. This infection does not respond to antibiotics, due to overall frailty and a weakened immune system. Progression of changes When a person is nearing death, there are a series of signs that tell caregivers the body is in the process of shutting down. These signals are presented in the following sections, in the order in which they tend to appear. Please note that when death is expected within hours or days, the focus of care is usually geared toward maintaining the person’s comfort rather than pursuing tests and treatments. Also at this time, families may want to consider whether there are important cultural, spiritual or religious rituals that need to take place just prior to death or at the time of death. If so, it is helpful to inform those who will be participating and link with the health care team as required. Declining physical capabilities In the final few weeks of life in progressive serious illness, there is usually a notable decrease in energy and day-to-day functioning. A very significant change is when the person is no longer strong enough to be out of bed. When this is caused by overall weakness from the total disease burden rather than from a specific, possibly fixable problem, it may signal that there are only days to a few weeks to live. The illness may appear to "speed up", as weakness quickly leads to even further weakness. This decline is often most striking in the last few days of life, when people can change from being fairly independent to sleeping all of the time. In order to understand why things seems to change so quickly near the end, think of the energy that gets us through the day as being similar to money in the bank. When we are physically well, we can build up our energy savings by eating well, keeping fit, and making other important health and lifestyle choices. When a progressive serious illness occurs, it interferes with the body’s ability to add to the reserves of energy. This is not unlike losing the ability to earn income to add to bank savings. In such circumstances, we must use existing savings to get through each day. When the body’s energy reserves (savings) are nearly gone, there are dramatic changes in how a person appears. People spend more time sleeping, and less time in activities. When the energy runs out, there seems to be a sudden, big change. The person has no energy to be awake, to communicate, or to take in food or fluids. This change usually signals the final hours or perhaps days of life. This concept of a limited amount of energy reserves is helpful in explaining a few scenarios seen in people who are close to dying. Dramatic changes in physical health A person’s condition can change quite significantly from one day to the next, or even during the same day. They can seem to go from looking good to looking as though they have only hours to live. This can be perplexing and exhausting for family and friends, who don’t know what to pr

Question: Is it possible that patient who had tomography 3 months ago can face with 2cm liver metastasis? Patient had colon cancer and a metastasis on the liver..She had a successful surgery a year ago and a Chemoterapy during the same year(with Oxaliplatin)..She has tomography once in 3 months.All was normal.. patient's blood measurements and tomogrophy was clean 3 months ago.. But 2cm spot on the liver is now realized in the last tomography results.Can it be a new metastasis or sth? It doesnt seems to be normal..Can a tumour grow during the 3 months so rapidly? Thanks for your urgent replies!..

Answer: it can happen, once a tumor has spread to liver all sorts of things can happen. I have seen tumors grow 6cm in as many weeks in the liver.

Question: Stage IV cancer - should one fight it ? If one has stage IV cancer [colon cancer with peritoneal and lung metastases] still in a good physical and psychological condition [has been fighting it for two years], but at the very end of his resources, having to rely on his relatives' love and help [just the little bit they can offer], should that one still fight? Or it would be better to give up treatments and accept an earlier death? Wouldn't that be a relief for everyone??

Answer: Yes, a person with stage IV disease should fight, if that is what they wish. There is always treatment available and resources to help financially. Of course, this does become an individual decision. There really isn't any right or wrong involved here, because treatment for the cancer can be brutal. Some people seem to be more resilant than others. So, it is a very individual choice . . but it should not be based on finances . . it should be based on treatment options and response. My sister in law decided to not undergo treatment for breast cancer. That was her choice and she lived about a year after diagnosis and passed away peacefully at home. My son was diagnosed as a stage IV with multiple tumors throughout the abdominal cavity . . he chose to fight and has done very well in treatment. He currently has disease in the lungs and pelvis but he has no symptoms and great quality of life. His treatment is all experimental for his disease, but he has no side effects at all with it. He is being treated with the idea to control the disease . . (although we would certainly take cure it it was possible!!) . . we just want to control and contain the disease. Primarily because we know how close research is coming towards finding some answers. He has been involved as a patient in clinical trials and we keep a database of over 200 patients and how well they are doing on many different types of treatments. None of the treatment yet is a home run, but there are indications that some are working . . we know have more than a handful who have survived longer than the five year period . . which is far more than even two years ago. So, progress is slowly being made in the treatment of his cancer . . and that means hope . . not a guarantee . . but hope. There is always hope. And, if this patient is still feeling good physically and physcologically . . than he deserves the chance to fight for life. What strength he must have to resist the people around him who are more concerned about their financial well being than they are about him.

Question: Art - painting...? Although by profession I am a doctor, I also like writing and painting. I used to practice neurosurgery in an Eastern European country, and then later I came to the US and did research at the University of Virginia. At some point I dedicated a lot of time to my art. Two years ago I was operated for colon cancer, but it was pretty advanced, with peritoneal and lung metastases [stage IV]. Since then I have been fighting it. My art can be seen at www.cristianperi.com Most of my art have been donated or given to friends.

Answer: Thanks for sharing your paintings, i loved the old paintings the best with buildings, maybe that's because i have tried to paint buildings myself but without success, i tend to paint wild life animals and i also give my paintings to family and friends..

Question: Am I elgible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? Over 5 years ago, I was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma of the colon. Had a colon resection and 6 months of chemo treatments and Rituxan treatments. It has come back. I've got to get it cut out again and take more treatments. The SSA website lists 50 medical conditions that fall in to their compassionate allowances category, one of which is "Large Intestine Cancer - with distant metastasis or inoperable, unresectable or recurrent". This sounds like me (recurrent). Am I right about this and, if so, would I receive benefits for the rest of my life? It has really taken a toll on my general health and if I could get this my quality of life would be improved. I can't get hired anywhere decent because companies don't want/can't insure me. Thanks in advance for the help.

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Question: What could a palpable mass in lower abdomen be? My mum went to her doc yesterday (routine checkup) and they found a palpable mass in her lower abdomen - about 1-3 inches below her naval and slightly to the right. I could even feel it...it was at least 1-2 inches and hard, lumpy and not painful. My mom said she noticed it for a few weeks. What possibly could this mass be? We are scheduling a follow up appt with the surgeon as advised. Additional details: She has a history of breast cancer (triple negative) in 2006 with no metastasis and clean lymph nodes. She also had a transverse colon resection surgery 2 months ago after a routine colonoscopy showed a mass. The surgeon only had to remove 3 inches of the transverse colon (which is above the naval) during a laproscopic procedure. The final pathology from the resection came back benign. My mum is not sure if she noticed the new palpable mass before or after this surgery. So my question is, what could the palpable mass be? Cancer, scar tissue, other ???? MAYBE my question is too long for some people. However, in it I stated .....SHE JUST SAW HER PRIMARY CARE DOC. She is scheduling an appt with the surgeon. SHE IS UNDER MEDICAL CARE. I'm just looking into gathering possibilities of what it might be so I can research and ask the correct questions when we see the surgeon.

Answer: You seriously want some one on this forum to diagnose whether you may have cancer. Get real and go to the doctor , they get paid to make that kind of decision.