Newly diagnosed colon cancer

Hi Kirsty. Just a short reply from me but hopefully some of the others will be along shortly. No, size is not an indication of spread - the scans will show how far it has grown into the bowel wall and whether it has gone through the wall which is when there can be a chance of spread.

Chemoradiotherapy or chemo before the op will depend on where the tumour is - rectal tumours usually involve chemoradiotherapy- and whether they suspect any lymph node involvement which they blast with chemo before surgery.

Hope this helps? My tumour was 40mm but shrank to 10mm after chemoradiotherapy in 2016. Stay away from google but you can ask anything you like on here and we’re happy to share advice and experience

Take care

Karen x

Thank you for the reply, ah thats good to know that the size doesnt mean its spread, looking at the report off the colonoscopy it says that the tumour is located in the rectum area says 10cm from the anal verge, again unsure excatly what that means, im still waiting for a phonecall of the nurses so i can ask them, im assuming maybe monday now they will ring now? 

You’re welcome. Mine was 9cm from the anal verge - basically 9cm in from your bottom. If you click on my name you can see my treatment and history x

Thank you just had a read, very hard readinv what you went through and scary knowing that i will have to go through some of the same, but gave me alot of hope 

Hi, Kirsty87 no size is not an indicator, it is slow growing, usually. My scan indicated a hazy node , and tumour was 7cm, straight to surgery, laparoscopic. Biopsy then said no node involvement but there was vascular invasion, so chemo after.

You are in the tricky period, once you know a plan after the MDT, you will probably feel more in control.

Hi Gemmary, im glad to hear another say its not a indicator, i agree soon as i no more il feel alot more in control, my mind at the moment is just going overtime thinking of the worse outcome which im sure is pretty normal untill you know exactly whats going on. 

Just a quick reply! My tumour was 60mm, and hadn’t spread. Try not to worry. Easier said than done, especially when you have children. Only look at NHS, Cancer Research, or Macmillan sites. These are accurate and up to date. Wishing you luck.

Or Bowel Cancer UK site

Thank you 4 taking the time to reply, aw good to know yours didnt spread for you, i am trying to stay positive, my 2 year old dont give me time to think so thats a good thing lol. And yes i have just been sticking with them when looking for information, according to google i should be dead lol. Thanks again 

Always forget that one!