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My husband had stage one colon cancer doc has removed most of his colon and intestine does have a bag how long will he live?
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Long: Stage 1 colon cancer is usually highly curable. From the extent of the surgery the might be some other problem that required the more extensive surgery.
Answered 8/5/2012
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Good Prognosis: Stage i colon cancer means it is localized cancer confined to bowel wall, no lymph node spread , survival rate o f90%., do no worry and have regular check ups including endoscopy.
Answered 3/16/2017
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