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What is the life expectancy for a 78 year old man with stage 3 colon cancer which has not spread ?
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Variable: There is >50% chance that your colon cancer is cured with surgery already, in which case your life expectancy should be like a normal healthy person. You may benefit from treatment using adjuvant chemotherapy, if your tumor had spread/involved the lymph nodes in the abdomen. Check with your doctor and let us know how many nodes were involved with your tumor?
Answered 3/22/2020
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