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Living with colorectal cancer - Meet others & come say hi
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 23, 2023 | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
Hello. My 40 year old son was recently diagnosed with T3 sigmoid colorectal cancer. The surgeon said he recommended removing it right away followed by chemo. My son and his wife have read about research into neoadjuvant chemo for 6 weeks before surgery as a way of minimizing recurrence. Any one have any info about that or had a doctor suggest it?
Thank you all.
Wibly
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Hi i also have sigmoid colon cancer with peritoneal spread. I had chemo with folfox plus target followed by surgery and now am on postop chemo. I think this is what universally followed regimen
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Hi @wibly, Do you have a link to the research about neoadjuvant chemo helping to minimize recurrence? I'd like to read that. Neoadjuvant therapy can help reduce the tumor and make it easier to get clear surgical margins.