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Hi sorry to hear this diagnosis.
I lost my dad to stage 4 colon cancer 28 years ago and know the feeling. He was 66 when he passed.
I will say today there are better treatments than 28 years ago where he received standard chemotherapy treatments. These extended his life only 9 months!
What I will advise you and any siblings you may have is to get colonoscopies if you haven’t already. My brother and I have been getting them since our father had this diagnosis.
Sloan Kettering advised us to start right away. I was 40 at the time.
Nowadays many are being diagnosed with this preventable cancer much younger.

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Replies to "Hi sorry to hear this diagnosis. I lost my dad to stage 4 colon cancer 28..."

@isamac Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I’m sorry you lost your dad, and I appreciate you reaching out to support me.

Thank you also for the reminder about family screening, that's been big on my mind since the diagnosis. I’ll be sure to discuss it with my family doctor.

All the best!