Whats the chance of surviving colon cancer?

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1. Whats the chance of surviving colon cancer?
2. What is life expectancy for stage 3 colon cancer?
3. Does finasteride cause aggressive prostate cancer?
4. Can colon cancer affect prostate?
5. Does colon cancer spread fast?
6. Is colon cancer curable at Stage 3?
7. Can colon cancer go into remission?
8. Is Stage 3c colon cancer curable?
9. Should you take finasteride if you have prostate cancer?
10. Does finasteride lower your PSA?
11. What is the five-year survival rate for cecum cancer?
12. What are the treatment options for cecum cancer?
13. What are the symptoms of cecum cancer?
14. How is small intestine cancer classified in the SEER database?

Whats the chance of surviving colon cancer?

For colon cancer, the overall 5-year survival rate for people is 63%. If the cancer is diagnosed at a localized stage, the survival rate is 91%. If the cancer has spread to surrounding tissues or organs and/or the regional lymph nodes, the 5-year survival rate is 72%.

What is life expectancy for stage 3 colon cancer?

Almost 70 out of 100 people (almost 70%) with stage 3 bowel cancer (also called Dukes' C) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they're diagnosed.

Does finasteride cause aggressive prostate cancer?

The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial has shown a protective effect of finasteride on prostate cancer, but it also showed that finasteride can increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer.

Can colon cancer affect prostate?

Results: Men who develop colorectal cancer are at increased risk of prostate cancer, with the greatest risk in men under the age of 65 (Relative risk approximately 2).

Does colon cancer spread fast?

In most cases, colon and rectal cancers grow slowly over many years. Most of those cancers start as a growth called a polyp. Taking out a polyp early may keep it from turning into cancer.

Is colon cancer curable at Stage 3?

A stage III colon cancer has about a 40 percent chance of cure and a patient with a stage IV tumor has only a 10 percent chance of a cure. Chemotherapy is used after surgery in many colon cancers which are stage II, III, and IV as it has been shown that it increases the survival rates.

Can colon cancer go into remission?

A cure where the cancer is totally eradicated and will never return is rare at stage 4. However, remission, where symptoms are reduced or gone for a time, is possible.

Is Stage 3c colon cancer curable?

Patients with Stage IIIC colon cancer have a 5-year survival rate of 28%. Stage III colon cancer indicates that lymph nodes are involved. Adjuvant FOLFOX only reduces the risk of recurrence of colorectal cancer by 40%, so almost 50% of patients still die from the disease.

Should you take finasteride if you have prostate cancer?

Although finasteride is not FDA-approved for prostate cancer prevention it is approved for the treatment of urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Does finasteride lower your PSA?

Purpose: Studies have shown that finasteride decreases prostate specific antigen (PSA) by approximately 50% during the first 12 months of use.

What is the five-year survival rate for cecum cancer?

• The five-year survival rate for localized cancer of the cecum is 68 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. The survival rate for cecum cancer with regional spread is 71 percent, and the survival rate for cecum cancer with distant spread if 54 percent, as of 2015.

What are the treatment options for cecum cancer?

• In case of cecum cancer, this surgery eliminates the right side of colon and remaining portion is re-attached to the small intestine. Treatments like chemotherapy and radiation is recommended depending on the stage of the cecum cancer. This article does not provide medical advice.

What are the symptoms of cecum cancer?

• Just like other colorectal cancer, symptoms related to bowel movement can also be seen in case of cecum cancer. One might have constipation, loss of appetite and diarrhea. Due to bleeding in cecum, black-stool can also be a symptom of cecum cancer. One may also excrete small and narrow stool.

How is small intestine cancer classified in the SEER database?

• The SEER database tracks 5-year relative survival rates for small intestine cancer in the United States, based on how far the cancer has spread. The SEER database, however, does not group cancers by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.). Instead, it groups cancers into localized, regional, and distant stages: