Sigmoid colon cancer

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Asked for Male, 55 Years

Pet scan shows sigmoid colon cancer which spread to liver and other tissues.please verify pet scan report and share the method of treatment.And is there any risk to life and is it curable ? Please provide advice as patient became weak after knowing this and not having any food.please provide survival rate by seeing the report.

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Dr. D.Shiva Prasad

Radiation Oncologist 14 yrs exp Hyderabad

It is stage 4 colon cancer.. palliative chemotherapy would be the treatment of choice!

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Dr. Rahul S.Kulkarni Medical Oncologist 16 yrs exp Pune Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Rahul S.Kulkarni

Medical Oncologist 16 yrs exp Pune

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Since it is stage 4 disease,will need palliative chemotherapy.. consult nearest Medical oncologist