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