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If a liver met is ablated and there is a aortocaval node, primary colon tumor already removed . how many yrs can a person survive?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Enormously variable: no one can say with certainty how long an individual will live. Statistics are available for AVERAGES. (Consider:the average Briton has one testicle.) Usually I advise "ask your doctor," but even your doctor can't answer this.

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Answered 1/15/2015

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