A member asked:

I have bowel cancer is there any sort of treatments available for aussies in the us?

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Yes..: ..But no different than in your home country. Surgery is usually the first and, sometimes, only treatment for colon and small bowel cancer. Sometimes, depending on the type and location, pre op radiation and/or chemo may be used. Post op chemo or radiation might be needed . Good luck.

Answered 11/2/2015

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Dr. Daniel Ziegler answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Yes & Australia too!: From the history here its not clear that you do have cancer. Is it possible that they simply discovered polyps during your colonoscopy? These are considered precancerous and are the reason for most colonoscopies. Removing polyps regularly prevents them from developing into cancer. If you do have colon cancer i'd expect you would have had a ct scan and surgery right away. See any oncologist soon.

Answered 4/2/2014

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Dr. Paul Zhang answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Stage-dependent trea: Here in us we treat colon cancer acording stages. Stage i need only surgery; stage 2 may need chemo or just surgery, depending on some pathology features; stage 3 needs 6 months chemo; stage 4 needs ongoing chemo because it is not curable; besides chemotherapy, we (some clinics) will consider integrative medicine. If you are interested in inegrative oncology, visit society of integrative oncology.

Answered 8/17/2013

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Dr. Herbert Hoover answered

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Obviously, yes: Obviously, every type of treatment for colon cancer-surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are available to aussies in the usa. With that said, i doubt that there is very much significantly difference in the usa than in australia.

Answered 8/20/2013

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Short answer yes: Though you probably don't have to travel so far as medical care is relatively good in your area. Treatment of course will depend upon your stage and previous treatments attempted (if any). Hope this is helpful and good luck in your fight.

Answered 2/16/2015

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