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carlie
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 Posted: 06/30/06 - 00:00 Post subject: Colon cancer - how big are survival chances |
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Hi, my mother has a colon cancer. She started hemotherapy and hopes to recover , but what are her real chances to survive for more that a few years?
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According to some scientists tumor locationhas a great impact on survival rate. In the United States for example, the five-year survival rate for tumors in the ascending colon (closest to the small intestine) is about 63%. In the transverse colon, the survival rate is about 59%, and in the If tumor is located in descending colon, chances to survive five years after getting a cancer are the highest about 66%. For ascending colon 63 % and for transverse colon about 59%. The sooner colon cancer is determined, survival rate is higher. Quality of care is another important reason and stage of colon cancer in which it is at this time.
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