http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/dr_lenz/2009/01/evaluate_your_surgeon We envision victory over colorectal cancer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/dr_lenz/2009/01/evaluate_your_surgeon/comment-page-1#comment-1228 Heinz-Josef Lenz Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:34:23 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/?p=2691#comment-1228 since these lesions seems to be in the same spot and no cancer has shown up any where else you should discuss the options with a thoracic surgeon i think that is a possibility depending on how difficult the surgery would be. HJL since these lesions seems to be in the same spot and no cancer has shown up any where else you should discuss the options with a thoracic surgeon i think that is a possibility depending on how difficult the surgery would be. HJL

]]> http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/dr_lenz/2009/01/evaluate_your_surgeon/comment-page-1#comment-1226 Patsy White Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:55:13 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/?p=2691#comment-1226 So glad to find your blog again. My husband has Stage IV cancer (11/06), 5 spots in one lung, 2 in other since 7/07. Chemo has kept same number, same size with necrosis in center until Dec 08. 3 weeks no chemo Dec progressed from less than 1 cm to 1.4cm (jan 09 scan results) and CEA went from 3 to 8.6. Took FolFox w/Avastin until lung spots then took Erbitux weekly, Erbitux/Avastin/Irinotecan bi weekly since Oct 07 then just Erbitux/Irinotecan. CEA started rising from 1.5 slowly August 1.5 to 2. to 2.3 2.5. Sept 08 scan showed no change. Other organs show no cancer on Jan 09 scan. Is VAT surgery a possiblity for patients like him? Is there another chemo available. Thank you So glad to find your blog again. My husband has Stage IV cancer (11/06), 5 spots in one lung, 2 in other since 7/07. Chemo has kept same number, same size with necrosis in center until Dec 08. 3 weeks no chemo Dec progressed from less than 1 cm to 1.4cm (jan 09 scan results) and CEA went from 3 to 8.6. Took FolFox w/Avastin until lung spots then took Erbitux weekly, Erbitux/Avastin/Irinotecan bi weekly since Oct 07 then just Erbitux/Irinotecan. CEA started rising from 1.5 slowly August 1.5 to 2. to 2.3 2.5. Sept 08 scan showed no change. Other organs show no cancer on Jan 09 scan. Is VAT surgery a possiblity for patients like him? Is there another chemo available. Thank you

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