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What are the survivar rates for stage 4 colon cancer?

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My grandma just found out she has stage 4 colon cancer. Have you or anyone you know had stage 4 colon cancer and know the survival rates? Other than the cancer she is failry healthy. Thanks!
5 year survival is not 50%, closer to 10% or less. Average survival is about 2 years, meaning half live longer. This assumes patients go through the usual drugs of 5FU, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, avastin, and erbitux. While the treatment can be tough, others tolerate amazingly well and preserve a very good quality of life. Treatments are definitely worth trying at least. I have many older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer- they frequently do very well with treatment. Blessings

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6 Responses to “What are the survivar rates for stage 4 colon cancer?”

    sport s Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 5:45 am

    i can tell you that survival rate is not good in the natural, but with God it is.
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    BizDawg Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 5:58 am

    Stage IV would is a 50% chance of a 5 year-survival rate.
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    Wikipedia

    Aspen Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 6:03 am

    I'm so sorry to hear this. With each stage of cancer your long term survival rates drop. At stage 4 the cancer is at high risk for spreading to other areas of the body including lympoh nodes which can really complicate things.
    this is going to suck but according to the information I read stage 4 has a 8-15% survival rate at 5 years.
    http://coloncancer.about.com/od/stagesandsurvivalrate1/a/Stage4ColonCanc.htm
    if it helps, my moms boss had stage 4 and its been about 10 years now and hes still going strong so theres always hope
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    Goldenrain Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 6:43 am

    At stage 4 the cancer has already spread past the colon. This is bad news and the survival rate is low but not impossible to survive.

    I had stage 2 colon cancer.
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    zrepmd Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 7:16 am

    5 year survival is not 50%, closer to 10% or less. Average survival is about 2 years, meaning half live longer. This assumes patients go through the usual drugs of 5FU, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, avastin, and erbitux. While the treatment can be tough, others tolerate amazingly well and preserve a very good quality of life. Treatments are definitely worth trying at least. I have many older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer- they frequently do very well with treatment.

    Blessings
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    Cancer doc

    Anne J Says:
    June 30th, 2009 at 7:23 am

    Living with cancer is a frightening nightmare not only for the sufferer but also for the close and dear ones. Colon cancer, is very serious as it spreads very fast. Once identified immediately treatment should be started. Here are some of the doctor portals specifically dealing with colon cancer. See if they help you.
    http://www.oncologistoncology.com/doctor_index_4636.html
    http://www.oncologistoncology.com/category_story_170.html
    http://www.oncologistoncology.com/category_story_63.html
    References :
    http://www.oncologistoncology.com/

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