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    Should I cancel my Colon Cancer monitoring?

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    Hi, March 2013 I was diagnosed T4a No Mo Poorly Differented tumor in Sigmoid colan.

    Did surgery. did 10 rounds of folfox.

    Was told by 3 different oncologists have survival rate of around 85% at 5 years.

    Was also told if tumor returns then its not curable.

    I have cancelled my follow up monitoring appointments and colonosopy based on this advice.

    I loathe the stress and anxiety of the testing and checking and just want to forget about cancer and live my life.

    If it returns they have already told me they cant cure me so don't see the point of being constantly checked.

    Based on these facts am I misunderstanding what non-curable means.
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    Thank you very much for your enquiry. 


    Due to the detailed nature of your questions they are quite difficult to answer in an online forum. 


    If you'd like to send your questions through to Bowel Cancer Australia's Nurse Adviser we'd be very happy to get in contact with you to provide an individualised response and advice. 


    You can send your questions to us using the web form available at http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305&Itemid=305. 


    In the meantime you may also be interested to read some of the information available on the Bowel Cancer Australia website including: 


    •Living with bowel cancer - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459&Itemid=303 

    •Bowel cancer: What I Need to Ask - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325&Itemid=47 


    We look forward to receiving your questions and to offering you some tailored advice. 


    Kind Regards, 

    The team at Bowel Cancer Australia 

    www.bowelcanceraustralia.org 



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    If you believe your symptoms are consistent with those of bowel cancer or a digestive illness, please consult your doctor. 


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