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How many of you are rectal/colon cancer survivors over 5 years? |
Please only serious nice replies. My father has rectal cancer and my aunt has colon cancer .Most docs say the survival rate is 5 years. how many out there have lived longer? Im looking for inspiration..truth only please to this sad situation.. My rectal cancer was in the infancy stage. The doctor found it by mistake, during a prostrate test. This biggest thing is being aware; the lack of education is the real killer. 5 years is the time you need to wait until you can say you are free of the disease. If it hasn't spread, there is a better than 50 - 50 chance he might live a normal lifespan, depending on the severity of it. I am in that waiting period myself. im being tested for it right now. I am a 15 year brain tumor survivor though. (seriously) 2 years, but mine wasn't as bad. just carcinoid tumor in the appendix. immediate surgery got rid of it, but i still have to do check ups. anything is could happen, but hopefully new cures or treatments will improve. 6 years and still going, and I had 2 rounds of chemo and 2 resection surgeries. There is lots of hope! But, if your oncologist is not doing it for you, I have two words for that...SECOND OPINION! I switched doctors and I believe that is why I am still here. As a side note, since it runs in the family be sure to get yearly colonoscopies. I am a cancer survivor |
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