Fogive me if I am wrong, but if the cancer has not spread, why are they not
considering surgery? It is my understanding that you cannot be in the last
'stages' of cancer unless it has spread. That is how the staging system works.
Please send more information, so one of us can help you with your query.
Mam
Jontiv@aol.com wrote:
> john
>
> jontiv@aol.com
>
> My mother, 69, was diagnosed with colon cancer a year ago. She went through
> radiation and chemotherapy. Now the doctors stopped the treatment saying she's
> at the last stage of cancer. Although it hasn't spread anywhere else it has
> grown. She is having severe pains in her legs.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on what we can do next? Preferably treatment
> available in California.
>
> Thank you
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