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Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer

Chemotherapy is the use of very strong cancers.In patients with advanced
anticancer drugs to kill colon cancer colorectal cancer chemotherapy is often
cells. useful in relieving
Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment and the symptoms of the cancer.Who is given
will address cancer that is in the entire Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer?
The general opinion in the medical
body which is why it is often used to community differs on whether chemotherapy
prevent spread or to treat cancer that for
has Stage II colon cancer will be beneficial
already spread. This is not the only to the patient after surgery. It is
reason why chemotherapy is used so if you usually only
advisable in very high risk
doctor suggests treatment with patients.Adjuvant chemotherapy after
chemotherapy drugs do not assume that surgery is the standard of care for
your patients with Stage
cancer has spread and III colorectal cancer. Also patients
metastesized.Chemotherapy plays a few with Stage IV cancers of the colon or
roles in the treatment of colon cancer. rectum can
used to kill colon cancer cells that benefit from the use of chemotherapy as
might have not been removed during it often will help to shrink the tumor,
surgical increase life expectancy and improve the
removal of the colon cancer. quality of life.How is Chemotherapy
reduces the size of the tumor before Administered for Colorectal Cancer?The
surgery is performed use of adjuvant chemotherapy typically
used to treat colon cancer by involves monthly administration of the
controlling the growth of the tumor. chemotherapy drugs for usually 6 to 8
used to relieve some of the symptoms of months. Usually on or a combination of
the colon cancer. the
reduce the likelyhood of recurrence following drugs are administered:5-FU
Chemotherapy is often used after surgery (5-fluorouracil)
is performed to eliminate cancer cells leucovorin
that irinotecan
may have been left behind and not oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)
removed by surgery. The chemotherapy can The standard adjuvant chemotherapy
be combination for colon cancer consists of
administered through an IV 5-FU
(intravenously) or in pill form. Once and leucovorin.Side Effects of
the chemotherapy Chemotherapy:
drugs enter the bloodstream they can Chemotherapy can produce some side
reach cancer cells in all parts of the effects. The type of side effects
body. experiences
Some studies have shown that using a depends upon the type of chemotherapy
regimen of chemotherapy after surgery for drugs used, how much of the drugs are
given and the period of time they are
colon cancer can increase the surivival administered. The side effects also
rates for some stages of colon and rectal depend on
the individual.




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