Any experiences with Bowel Cancer?

125>Doctors have found a growth in my dad and suspect it may be bowel cancer. They have done a biopsy on it and will have the results in a couple of days. (he had no symptoms at all but had the flu last week and when he was on the anti-biotics for the flu he started to bleed, so he went and got a colonoscopy done) Can people who have had experiences with this plz tell me about it. Im really worried. whats the chances that he can pull through this type of cancer and live a long, normal life? He's only 45.
Reply:If they caught it early, he has a very good chance of beating this, early colon cancer is very treatable. It may be necessary to remove the cancerous part of the colon, most people do not recieve chemo or radiation for this. If the mass is on the outside of colon they may do a chemo wash, when they remove it and he may need chemo. If it has metasasized, they will need to deal with wearever it went to. It sounds unlikey, that this is what is going on, by what youv'e written. It is normal for the biopsy's back for 3 to 7 days, you usualy get the priliminary biopsy back in a day or 2, but the final results usually take 5 t 7 days, especially if it were sent somewhere like Mayo clinic. It sounds like your Dad was very lucky that he got the flu, it may have been God's way to get him checked out and treated early. Good Luck.
Reply:All I've heard about it is that it hurts like hell.
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Most bowel cancers diagnosed in the early stages are curable. In the early stage there are usually no symptoms like your dad...so that is a good sign. There is another possibility why there are not symptoms and that is because there is no cancer...It is possibley a cyst or fibroid. Wait for the results to worry and support your dad until then. Let us know the results. All the best
Reply:I hope your dad pulls through! I wish you guys the best!
Reply:If he's got colon cancer and they catch it early, he'll be fine. There is a high survivability rate when caught early. There will be some surgery and chemo, but that's the case with most any cancer. Hopefully it will just be a benign polyp! But if he wasn't showing symptoms, then it's very likely they got it in time. Good luck!
Reply:first of all let's hope for the best.if he had a colonoscopy they should of found something.there is hope if they can catch it early enough.however some are not as lucky my mom died of colon and lung cancer.hope for the best! and good luck.
Reply:45 is pretty young to have bowel cancer but it is not impossible. I will tell you that until he has a firm diagnosis and knows he has bowel cancer that any energy spent worrying about the "what ifs" is wasted time and energy. Wait until the biopsy report gets back to start worrying and in the mean time take time to love and cherish your father. My neighbor had stage 3 bowel cancer and was cured despite continuing to smoke cancer sticks.
Reply:Let's hope that this was caught at an early stage, because then the prognosis is much better. He is relatively young (most cases begin in people over 50) and presumably his general health is good. Those are positives. You will know more after you get the results of the biopsy. This is a very treatable cancer, if it is caught early enough, before it spreads to other organs. You have my prayers.
Reply:Leave it alone. The doctors are going to want to x-ray your dad, and all that is doing to do is send the cancer through out his whole body. Anti-biotics will not cure anything but allow your doctor to upgrade his car next tax season. Try going on an all natural organic fresh food, diet. Look up Elaine Hollingsworth site at www.doctorsaredangerous.com.au Good luck. Please throw out all your toilet paper that is frangrant and has print on it. This is also another way a person can get bowel cancer.