Are certain cases of colon cancer more aggressive than others?
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at
5:55 am
My dad passed away from colon cancer in december of 2007 only after 9 months. but i read that the survival rates were higher than that. he had surgery,chemo and radiation. i was wondering if certain cases can be more aggressive and harder to treat than others?
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98% of colon cancers above the anal verge are adenocarcinomas and although they do vary in aggressiveness it is not drastic. There are other rare types that are much more aggressive. Survival rates are dependent on stage. Stage 4 colon cancer has a 5-year survival rate of 5%. There are those that survive past 5 years and of the other 95% there are those who survive 1 week and others survive 4 years and 11 months. It is difficult to apply these rates to an individual without a good understanding of the disease process and even then it is just one piece of the puzzle.
I would suggest that it is very much a case of early detection . I think you should have an occult blood test done regularly it is painless and can detect pre cancerous polps which can be removed without too invasive surgery . The test is done at home by taking smears of stool samples over a three day period and mailing to a laboratory. Because you have a family history it is worth monitoring and having an early diagnosis
Survival rates are high only if it is detected in the early stage.Early symptoms of the digestive disorders should not be neglected.