Colorectal Cancer

What happens when cancer scans show growth after being off treatment?

So I’m fairly new to this journey. What usually happens when you have 2 good scans but the 3rd shows increasing size, but I was also off treatment for almost 2 months because of low platelets.

How can cancer be gone if the whole tumor wasn't removed after surgery?

Hi, I haven’t posted in a while, well I have some great news; I had my colectomy on December 11 it went well, I’m still recovering. According to my surgeon they were not able to remove the whole tumor but according to her there’s no more cancer present. So I don’t understand if they didn’t remove the whole tumor how come the cancer is gone. Well I’m going for a CT scan on feb 2,to be sure the cancer is gone and see what’s the next step. I might still do another three month of chemo. In the mean time I am back at work it feels great to be back in the real world, I’m so grateful for all the support I got from everyone in this site it really helped me during the most difficult times of my entire life.

Is Capecitabine monotherapy aggressive enough for 3BN1c breast cancer?

Anyone have experience with Capecitabine mono therapy? I am 3BN1c with tumor deposits is this therapy aggressive enough?

Has anyone tried Panitumumab (P-mab)? Looking for experiences

Has anyone had experience with the drug P-mab (Panitunumab)? When was it introduced in the course of your treatment? What's your understanding of risks vs. benefits? Did it work for you? If you have other that I didn't think of, please include it in your answer. My current oncologist doesn't support it, but my second-opinion oncologist and surgeon from Memorial Sloan Kettering do. I'm trying to gather more information. Ahead of time, thanks for your thoughtful response. Take good care. Alison

How do I cope as a parent when my son has cancer for the second time?

My son is 26 years old and was diagnosed with colorectal cancer about 2 months ago. This is the second time he has had cancer. The first time he had a cancerous brain tumor. He hasn't shown much emotion since the initial diagnosis, but he did get very angry a couple of days ago. I think he is handling it better than I am though. He's a very strong young man. I, on the other hand, am having such a whirlwind of emotions, I don't know what I'm feeling when I'm feeling it. I go from coping with it to being angry, to questioning "why", to crying uncontrollably, to feeling defiant, to feeling helpless..... It's like I'm on this nightmarish roller coaster of emotions and I'm screaming to get off, but no one hears me. My chest is so tight, sometimes I feel like I have to fight to breathe. Sometimes I am nearly paralyzed by fear. Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped inside a huge black fog, it surrounds me and it's squeezing the air out of me and immense panic sets in. Some days I'll be just playing a game or watching TV, and tears will start rolling down my face out of nowhere. I feel so lost and alone. I know I'm not the one with cancer, and I feel selfish..... like I'm making it all about me....but I just need support to help me get through it so that I can help him get through it. I have absolutely no support system. There is no one who is offering to comfort me. There is no one to tell me it's going to be okay, even if it's so unsure. No one understands why I get so depressed that I can't even get out of bed sometimes. No one gets that I, myself, have many physical health issues which effect my mental state, and that when adding the fact that my first son, the first boy I truly ever loved, the one who stole my heart and still holds it to this day and beyond the ends of eternity and back, has cancer...AGAIN, it feels like more than I can handle. I feel like I will be crushed under the weight of it all. I need advice on methods others use to gain strength from someone who is, or has been, in my position. I need to talk to people who understand what I, as a caretaker, am going through. I apologize for this being so long, but I guess I just had a lot to say. May God bless and bring peace, hope, strength, and healing to everyone who reads this.

What are typical copays for IV and oral chemo treatments?

Started my IV Chemo and oral chemo this week. The IV is q three weeks and the oral is three caplets a day. Was pleasantly surprised to find my copay only $7.00 for the IV and $3.44 for the oral because the IV cost is like $10,000 the oncologist told me. Was afraid my copay would be so high I couldn't afford it. So far no side effects from the IV Oxaliplatin which can be neuro toxic based on my DNA.

Has anyone had stage 2-3 colorectal cancer with bowel surgery waiting?

Hello. My name is Heather. I was diagnosed with stage 2-3 colorectal cancer. I am being told it is an adrenal carcinoma. Invasive. The surgeon removed a fairly large nodule. Now I have to wait another month to remove sections of my bowel and surrounding lymph nodes. I don't know if I will need treatment after that. I can't get a straight answer. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I just would like to know what my immediate future looks like. I want to prepare myself before chemo or radiation.

How can I keep anonymous users out of my cancer support thread?

Please keep anonymous users off this thread. It is very discouraging

What are my options when rectal cancer treatment leaves residual tumor?

After 6 months of post treatment, I still have a residual tumor in my rectum. Next steps will depend on the tumor board. It will be chemo or immunotherapy and/or an APR. That's resecting the bowel and having a permanent colostomy.

Why would CT scan show cancer spread but PET scan show none?

My son was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in April, 2025. After 12 rounds of chemo the doctor did a CT scan to check progress. Told us results showed tumor in colon smaller but tumors in peritoneal area around abdomen larger and has some new ones plus possible lymph nodes involvement. Did a PET scan a couple weeks later and now says results of PET scan show no cancer except tumor still present in colon. I want to be happy about this news but don't understand how the CT scan and the PET scan can be so different. Has anyone seen this. Which test do we trust?