Hello My husband has been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. He has a large tumour in his bowel and significant mets all through his liver. There is no sign on the scans of anything in his lungs. It cannot be operated on although he has been given a colostomy because they were concerned about his bowel blocking. He is about to start 12 sessions of Folfox which was described by the consultant on a medical declaration form (for holiday insurance company) as “palliative chemotherapy”. Do we need to get our heads around him never being cancer free and this chemo is just to extend his life? We have heard stories of people with stage 4 bowel cancer being told they are cancer free and their stoma being reversed. Is that possible? What does he mean by the palliative chemotherapy reference? Thanks
