Colon Cancer/my husband

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Expert: - 9/11/2007


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QUESTION: my husband has colon caner had operation  tumor 3.5cm took out done test four out of 5 lymph nodes positive tumor nu merous soft tissue metastis with in mesentery  po0rly-differentiaed neuroendocrine carcinoma the doctor that done operation said when healed he will send to cancer doctor but waiting is hard   tell what u think

ANSWER: Unfortunately I do not like the situation you describe at all. His prognosis with these findings is most uncertain! Please do keep me posted!


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QUESTION: what do maen short

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Since from your description his cancer 1. was very poorly -lowly - differentiated, so probably very malignant, rapidly growing and aggressive, 2. it was already widely spread to several lymph nodes and to many sites in his mesentery and 3. it is a neuroendocrinological cancer where surgery is the primary treatment but with his cancer so widely spread a surgical solution alone is more or less impossible while this cancer by experience is not very sensitive to chemo therapy or radiation therapy. So those options or unavailable too more or less. His prognosis is therefore dubious at best and probably bad unfortunately. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!

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I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience with regards to this cancer.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 I have no restrictions on the number of questions there.

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