In a Stage 4 colon cancer patient, the presence of high protein in urine (proteinuria) could indicate kidney involvement, which may be due to the cancer itself, complications from treatments, or other underlying conditions. It's important for the healthcare team to evaluate the patient's renal function and consider possible causes, such as nephrotoxicity from chemotherapy or paraneoplastic syndromes. Further diagnostic tests, including urine analysis and imaging, may be necessary to determine the underlying cause and guide appropriate management. Close monitoring and supportive care are essential in this advanced stage of cancer.
Stage I: the tumor is confined to the epithelium or has not penetrated through the first layer of muscle in the bowel wall.
She was diagnosed with Colon Cancer.
Colon cancer has reached stage 4 after metastasizing to distant organs. The liver is often an area where the cancer tends to migrate per a National Cancer Institute's article noting 50% of cases.
Stage 4: it was in his liver.
Steatorrhea (fats in feces) does not appear during any stage of colon or rectal cancer. The obstruction is due to caner growths in the large intestine.
Yes, irinotecan is primarily indicated for advanced and metastatic colon cancer.
symtymps of first stage colon cancer
The patient with distant metastases has systemic disease. Thus, the cancer originating in the colon begins locally and, given time, can become systemic.
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Colon cancer that has spread to the spine is considered metastatic disease or stage IV cancer. The 5 year survival rate for stage IV colon cancer is 5%. This means that on average only 5% of people will live for 5 years with the disease.
There is a tumor marker for some cancers of the colon; it is known as carcinoembryonic antigen, or CEA. Unfortunately, this protein may be made by other adenocarcinomas as well, or it may not be produced by a particular colon cancer.
should one who had a colonoscopy 6 yrs ago should now be diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer & be told that it is adenocarcinoma & not colorectal cancer