Diagnosis of colon cancer involves a lot of emotions. When first learning about colon cancer, that person may be afraid of the worst. What happens after the first response depends on one cancer stage.
If cancer is detected sufficiently early, it can be removed during colonoscopy without requiring surgical intervention or adjuvant therapy such as chemotherapy. In such cases, it is usually necessary to monitor carefully when the cancer recurs. Surgical intervention is necessary if the cancer forms large tumors that can not be excised during colonoscopy. Sometimes the procedure is done laparoscopically, the recovery period is greatly shortened and scarring is minimized. In the absence of surgery, laparoscopic recovery takes time and causes serious scarring. Typically, however, adjuvant treatment will not be needed at this stage.
Early colon cancer is usually characterized as Stage I or Stage II with a 5 year survival rate greater than 80%. When people realize that their cancer is an early stage, they may experience relief. They may decide on lifestyle changes such as eating meat, taking supplements, and exercising more regularly. But their overall life expectations may remain fairly unchanged.
If you have a diagnosis of advanced colorectal cancer, a larger emotional reaction may occur.
Diagnosis of stage III colon cancer means that the cancer has metastasized to one or more lymph nodes. When cancer reaches this stage, the prognosis changes considerably. At this stage, the 5-year survival rate is generally between 50 and 60%. By knowing that one cancer has reached this stage, the initial fear may be compounded. Long-term survival may no longer appear reliably. After the first shock heard the news, dual emotions may come to the forefront, often while in the operating hospital. At first it is generally worrying about the family. In case of the worst case, we try to solve the problem sometimes quickly. The second is my determination to fight cancer and do everything possible to survive.
At this stage, chemotherapy is generally recommended to give the patient the best hope for removing cancer cells that may remain in the body. Given the benefits of chemotherapy, most people opt for treatment. Although many people can tolerate drugs used to fight colon cancer, some patients show adverse reactions to them. Either way, it can be a difficult time both physically and emotionally.
Those who have been diagnosed with stage III colon cancer and have overthrown it may experience a change in perspective. They may develop appreciation in their lives. Survivors may maintain both short-term and long-term perspectives. At least for the first 5 years, you can live from one follow-up exam and proceed to the next exam. After that period, worry will eventually be less, but as you receive the news that cancer is back at any time while planning a long-term future, you can continue your life.
Finally, there is a diagnosis of stage IV colorectal cancer. At this stage, the cancer spreads to other organs, often to the liver. The possibility of surviving for more than five years even after receiving treatment has decreased greatly. The 5-year survival rate of cancer at this stage is less than 10%. Those who are diagnosed as being at this stage may reach the level where they are finally accepted after fear, anger, denial, and the sense that their bodies have betrayed themselves. They are able to do as much as we can to protect the future of the family, spend quality time with loved ones, and find meaning in life.
Lawyers who help victims and their families with doctors due to delays in the diagnosis of cancer must be sensitive to the feelings and concerns of the victims and the families of the victims. They should be treated with consideration and respect. They deserve a lawyer who profits in a way more than simply getting a recovery.
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