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1. I have had an operation to remove a rectal cancer. My surgeon said the margins were clear. What does this mean?

last reviewed: 06.09.2005

2. My father has been told he has bowel cancer and needs surgery. What sort of operation will he have?

last reviewed: 06.09.2005

3. I have been asked to go into a trial of radiotherapy before or after surgery for my rectal cancer. Should I do this?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

4. My father is 75 and has had an operation for colon cancer. We have been told it is Dukes’ A and that he needs no further treatment. But I’ve heard about people being chemotherapy after surgery for bowel cancer. Is he not being given this treatment because he is old and the treatment is expensive?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

5. My wife is 60 and has had an operation for colon cancer. We have been told it is Dukes B. What does this mean and is it likely she will have chemotherapy as well?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

6. My husband is 65 and has had an operation for colon cancer. We have been told it is Dukes’ C and that he may need chemotherapy. What does Dukes’ C mean and how is it treated?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

7. I have been told I have Dukes C colon cancer and that I need chemotherapy to prevent it coming back. A friend of mine in Germany was given an antibody treatment called Panorex. That seems much nicer than chemotherapy. Why can’t I have that instead?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

8. I am having chemotherapy for a bowel cancer. They are giving me 5FU and folinic acid. I asked my doctor what folinic acid was and he said it was a vitamin. How can a vitamin help treat my cancer?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

9. I have a large bowel cancer and liver secondaries. I have had chemotherapy with fluorouracil and leucovorin which helped but things are getting worse again now. My doctor has suggested a new drug called irinotecan. Can you tell me something about this?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

10. I have a large bowel cancer and liver secondaries. I have had chemotherapy with fluorouracil and leucovorin which helped but things are getting worse again now. My doctor has suggested a new drug called oxaliplatin. Can you tell me something about this?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

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