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Please let me know if there is any chance of getting rid of stage 4 colon cancer?
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If by getting rid..: ...You mean to cure, usually no. There are some rare situations in which there are only one or 2 metastases that can be treated successfully with surgery followed by chemo and even more rare cases in which chemo alone could make it happen (i've seen it) but as a rule, stage IV is incurable. That does not mean it cannot be treated, but treatment will not cure it.
Answered 11/13/2018
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