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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCancer in the blood streamMy sister has been cancer free @ 6 mo until today. Its back in her blood
She had colon cancer. Had surgery, removed a section of her colon and then 6 months of chemo. Finished her last round about Thanksgiving.
Today after a biopsy last week was told it was back in her blood stream.
Isn't that leukemia?
a kennedy
(29,794 posts)and DAMN,
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)I should never ever think how much worse can it get.
JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)My sister too had surgery and went into remission but cancer recurred in a place in her colon where they could not operate.
a kennedy
(29,794 posts)and love that you WILL survive this. It wont be easy, be we here who have been through it will get YOU through it.
onecaliberal
(33,016 posts)JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)she was first diagnosed with colon cancer that the docs said they can see cancer in blood work.
My husband died of leukemia. Different kind of cancer.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)leukemia
Our family's colons and blood just sucks I guess
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)had part of his intention removed had a colostomy bag then after about 6 months had the colostomy surgery reversed had no chemo and has been fine ever since.
Patterson
(1,536 posts)Nanjeanne
(5,007 posts)need to find out if this is a new cancer and if so, what kind. I don't know if colon cancer can metastasize to blood. If it's not metastisized colon cancer - and a different kind of blood cancer - there are many new treatments. My husband's cancer is considered uncurable but it's been manageable and he has handled the treatments very well.
I am sorry for your sister receiving this news - but you need more information about what exactly she is being told. Fingers crossed, whatever it is - there is a treatment for her that she can tolerate well. Sending healing throughs to you and your family.
Archae
(46,379 posts)Prostate cancer.
In early July I get surgery to remove it.
No chemotherapy is on the menu, but I still am rather antsy about it all.
uponit7771
(90,378 posts)Archae
(46,379 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)it is still called by the original name, such as breast cancer showing up later in another part of the body is still considered breast cancer.
which does not mean that you can't have one form of cancer, have it treated, and then come down with another kind of cancer.
Apparently they can tell the difference among different kinds of cancer.
a kennedy
(29,794 posts)initially diagnosed but my sister had cancer in several other parts of her body....but melanoma WAS the death type. I FAWKING HATE CANCER.
uponit7771
(90,378 posts)a kennedy
(29,794 posts)and my only sister, also my favorite died in 2010, she was 47. Damn cancer.
uponit7771
(90,378 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,370 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)but I am not sure