Cancer question.

[LeftyFingerPop]

Please excuse my uneducated question.

Friend of mine...

Unexplained anemia for 8 years. Blood transfusions required.

Clean colonoscopy 5 years ago.

Recent GI visit. Doctor felt a mass.

CT scan confirmed mass in colon and on liver.

Sigmoidoscopy performed.

Mass not seen in colon. Doctor determined it is resting on the OUTSIDE of the colon.

Liver biopsy in a few days to confirm suspected metastatic cancer which according to his "gut feel" is primary in the colon.

I'm looking for some hope here. I know that colon cancer very often spreads to the liver, but I am having a hard time believing this could happen due to the number of doctor's visits and tests this person has had over the past 8 years.

Can anyone offer any words of encouragement regarding the potential for benign masses under this scenario?

Thanks.

[Mojorabbit]

1. My dad had colon cancer

with minimal spread to the lymph nodes. He had surgery and chemo and was cured. They can do a lot these days depending on the type of cancer and how fast they catch it. Until they do a cross section analysis of the tumor it is hard to know what the outcome will be as some cancers are more agressive than others.

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. Thanks mojo...

I appreciate your input.

Best regards to you and your dad.