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...maybe I simply believed too strongly in the healing powers of colon cancer. Once Straw became a victim, his turbulent past was quickly forgotten. "No one with cancer can do something...
...some background. Colon cancer is highly curable when caught in the earliest stages. However, most relapses, when they occur, show up within five years of the initial treatment and are usually fatal. Perhaps 5% of metastasizing tumors are small enough to give patients a reasonable chance for complete cure. So there's a premium on finding and treating them early...
...colleagues concluded that patients should undergo a colonoscopy three years after the one that was done at the time of surgery, provided that all cancers and polyps were removed. Why not sooner? Repeat colonoscopies are most useful for finding a new tumor unrelated to the old one. Most recurring colon cancers form elsewhere in the body, and most new cancers take time to grow...
...other tests received qualified endorsements. The CEA test, which detects as many as 80% of colon-cancer recurrences, measures the amount of carcinoembryonic antigen, a protein found in the blood that is often produced by tumor cells. Regular proctosigmoidoscopy, which looks directly at the rectum, is recommended for patients with rectal cancer who have not undergone standard treatment with radiation...
Read the new colon cancer monitoring guidelines on the Web at www.asco.org E-mail Christine at gorman@time.com