Hi I am currently on cycle 4 of 8 oral Capecitabine at maximum dose and doing OK on it as a mop up following open surgery in December last year. My oncologist said chemo follow up would only be 5% increase in survival so very low impact I am now wondering if it’s worth doing the full eight cycles or stopping at six to try and avoid any long term impacts of the chemo. I do have symptoms but they are managable I worry that the cumulative impact may become a long term chronic condition if I continue and I feel at present there is little to gain (confused). They removed the stage 2 tumour with clear margins and all nodes harvested were clear only a microscopic piece of cancer was found in a blood vessel that they had taken out. The cancer was a rare cancer Mucinous carcinoma so I am wondering if the reason they want me to do eight cycles as opposed to six which apparently the usual is because of the type of cancer. I just want my life back. Is there anyone in the same boat?
