My dad is 72 and has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer which is a tumour located at the junction between his lower colon (sigmoid). The colon doctors have said they are not operating and will only fit a stent if he starts to have issues with eating or going to the toilet. Otherwise they wont see him again and he’s being passed on to an oncologist for chemo for his liver mets “to try and keep things at bay”. They’ve said it’s not curative. I’m just trying to process this in terms of pro’s/con’s of treatment as I’m worried he won’t tolerate chemo. He’s got very frail over the last few months, unsteady on his feet and weight loss. He wants to know how he has left but we haven’t seen oncologist yet so have no clue. Has anyone had a similar prognosis or can offer any advice.
Hi Elleroo
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and I'm sorry to read about your dad. It must be a very worrying time for you all.
As you know, the online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join and post in the bowel cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who have the same type of cancer as your dad.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could update your profile with your dad's diagnosis and proposed treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway.
Wishing you and your dad all the best
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