My mom has stage four colon cancer?

Your mom may not be a good candidate for surgery because the tumor is too big to be removed, or is involved with some of the other vital organs. I advise you to get her to a good teaching hospital for a second opinion. Sloan Kettering is an excellent choice. Colon cancer can be treated but it can also kill so whatever you do needs to be done asap. Good luck. I have a friend who had stage IV colon ca and had chemo, no surgery two years ago and has no trace of the cancer now so it can have a good outlook. Don't give up.

I am not a doctor but I know that stage 4 colon cancer has to be removed and followed with chemo to kill off any floating cells. I live in UK and if anyone was diagnosed with any stage of colon cancer it would be removed as soon as possible, Good Luck

My mother refused to have a colonoscopy her doc found blood in her stool,I watched my mother grow thin I told my sister something was wrong with her my, mother had dementia also ?We took her to an oncologist, he said she needs surgery I will never forget this day,He said she would live nine months after the surgery my mother did,nt even finch my, sister and I broke down,Well they did the surgery she lived less than that it was in advanced stage She died just before christmas,I watched that women whittle away to68 lbs she looked like a skeletonBefore she passed I tried to kiss her I could,nt I ran and started to cry,because I knew by looking at her the end was coming a few days later a nurse was to come help my sister with her we worked nights my sister and I .I went home after dropping my sister off whenI got homeI went to sleep for a few hours my sister called and said she had passed she was 80 she died in2001 on the 12of Dec,I would say she lived a good life my Father died of lung cancer at 63 she outlived him by 21years Hold your mom close to your heart everyday is a gift tell her you love her because you never know

It is unusual for doctors to be unhappy about second opinions, but this is not curable no matter where you take her. You mother would have been told why surgery is not recommended and in most cases surgery is done.

So maybe they want to shrink the tumor first.

I went thru this with my sister. She liked her doctor and wouldn't listen. It NEVER hurts to get other opinions. Most doctors don't like it when you say that, that is questioning their judgement. Get other opinions.