is colon cancer fast growing?

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Hello everywon my great grandma was dignosed with colon cancer a day or two a ago she is 99 years old and I think she has stage 1 or 2 not sure but im just wondering if its fast growing can everywon please also pray for her thanks

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Usually it isn’t this is why colonoscopies are recommended every 5 years.
If it is caught early there is no need for chemo.
How long someone can survive without treatment depends on the stage it is when diagnosed. Also surgery needs to be done if she is close to obstruction as that is a horrible way to die.

BTW If she was diagnosed due to symptoms she has already had the cancer about 8-10 years.

Technologirl · Answer

Colonoscopies aren't recommended for people 99 years of age. In fact, I think 75-80 is about the time most cancer screening is stopped. 

And it's very unlikely that they would even consider chemo in a 99-year-old patient.

Anonymous · Answer

Colon cancer is typically quite a slow-growing cancer, but is also among the easiest to remove, surgically...unless she is in generally poor health (which seems unlikely since she has already lasted 99 years!) I am surprised that her doctors did not recommend either chemo, surgery, or both...

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