Metastatic
colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and tumors
and, unfortunately, the survival rate for people diagnosed with it at 10%.
If you have
been diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, then your life will change but you
should always remember that there may be a chance that you heal and to try to
combat the disease, as much as possible.
Colon
cancer occurs when a tumor in the colon or rectum is displayed. Colon and
rectum together form the large intestine. First, only tumor happens either in
the colon or rectum, but if it is not treated, the tumor spread and eventually
to other organs such as the liver and lungs, causing tumors also appear in them
are This is the last stage of cancer, when there are too many cancer cells
spread in the body and too far Also known as stage IV colon cancer or
metastatic colorectal cancer.
When
doctors discovered colon cancer is generally recommended immediate surgery to
being grew the tumor to remove the portion of the colon. After the operation a
plurality of tests are performed to see if the cancer has spread. If the result
is positive, and found the cancer cells in other distant parts of the body, so
it will be diagnosed with colon cancer stage IV.
You have
several treatment options after diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. What
is the best treatment for you will be determined by several clinical studies.
The treatment is strongly influenced by the distance has metastatic colon
cancer has spread.
If it has
only one organ of the colon various spread then the treatment has a greater
chance of success, how to be directed to a place. The most common cite of
metastatic colorectal cancer spreads are the liver, and sometimes the lungs.
The problem
is that distributed in most patients with colon cancer too many other places, metastatic lung cancer survival rate.
The best
treatment option in this situation is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is achieved by
injection directly into the blood, certain substances can kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy has severe side affects like hair loss fatigue loss of appetite,
fever, and more. The survival rate in patients treated with chemotherapy is not
too high, but increases every year and new techniques are continually
researched and developed.
We can only
hope that the future will brings a good news for people with metastatic
colorectal cancer, and also remember that some manage to survive and could be
between them
