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My mum 67 was diagnosed with metastatic caecal adenocarcinoma, aggressive stage 4 cancer.she's on folfox. life expectancy??

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Varies from months/y: The overall survival of stage 4 colon cancer varies from 1 to 3 years. Most patients have at least 2 years if their tumor responds to chemo. If you tumors regresses after chemo, it may even be surgically removable in which case long term survival(even a cure) can be possible. Ask more questions to your treating oncologist.

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Answered 6/24/2017

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