Colorectal Cancer Support Group

First I had colon rectal cancer - squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal - with tumor removal and then radiation and chemo. Thirteen years...

Was curious if anyone has had any success in surgery that is near the internal sphincter? Recently diagnosed with stage 1 rectal cancer that is...

My dad has had rectal cancer for 3 years. He had oral chemo and radiation, but that was it. He chose not to go through...

I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. I will be undergoing 28 days of radiation (5 days a week) and 2600mg of xeloda...

Wow, that was one of the worst weeks for pain ever, & my treatment hasn't started yet. 4 days in bed with severe unrelieved abdominal...

Had stage 4 rectal cancer 10 years ago and have been cancer free ever since. Only issue I was dealing was with frequent trips to...

I have T2N1a rectal cancer. In March I had an endoscopic procedure to remove the tumor which perforated the rectal wall. In June I had...

I am 5 years from my colo/rectal cancer diagnosis, I went through chemo and radiation, then wore an iliostomy bag for 6 months, then had...

So my dad has recurrent rectal cancer. He has chosen not to get a colostomy, nor chemo. He's 82. He goes to the bathroom up...

At age 80, I am 39 years out of low anterior resection for stage 1 rectal cancer, pelvic radiation, and ostomy takedown. Doing well with...