Comments on: Adding Erbitux (cetuximab) to chemotherapy improves outcomes in first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2007/01/adding_erbitux_cetuximab_to_chemotherapy_improves_outcomes_in_first_line_treatment_of_metastatic_colorectal_cancer We envision victory over colorectal cancer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate Murphy http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2007/01/adding_erbitux_cetuximab_to_chemotherapy_improves_outcomes_in_first_line_treatment_of_metastatic_colorectal_cancer/comment-page-1#comment-634 Kate Murphy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:48:31 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/2007/01/adding_erbitux_cetuximab_to_chemotherapy_improves_outcomes_in_first_line_treatment_of_metastatic_colorectal_cancer#comment-634 C3 cannot provide specific medical advice, nor could we comment on your CT-scans so sending them to us wouldn’t help you. We do encourage you to talk over the possibility of surgery with your own doctor or with a surgeon at a large cancer center. It is important that any discussion of chemotherapy and surgery be a multidisciplinary team one with the surgeon and medical oncologist working closely together to determine if tumors can be operated on and removed and when the best time to do that is. Ask your doctor to explain your CT-scans and whether there is any possibility of surgery. If you’d like more help, you can call our Answer Line at 1-877-4CRC-111 (1-877-427-2111) Thanks for commenting, Kate Murphy Director of Research Communication C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition. C3 cannot provide specific medical advice, nor could we comment on your CT-scans so sending them to us wouldn’t help you.

We do encourage you to talk over the possibility of surgery with your own doctor or with a surgeon at a large cancer center.

It is important that any discussion of chemotherapy and surgery be a multidisciplinary team one with the surgeon and medical oncologist working closely together to determine if tumors can be operated on and removed and when the best time to do that is.

Ask your doctor to explain your CT-scans and whether there is any possibility of surgery.

If you’d like more help, you can call our Answer Line at 1-877-4CRC-111 (1-877-427-2111)

Thanks for commenting,

Kate Murphy
Director of Research Communication
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition.

]]> By: Eugene Manning http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/research_news/2007/01/adding_erbitux_cetuximab_to_chemotherapy_improves_outcomes_in_first_line_treatment_of_metastatic_colorectal_cancer/comment-page-1#comment-631 Eugene Manning Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:06:53 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/2007/01/adding_erbitux_cetuximab_to_chemotherapy_improves_outcomes_in_first_line_treatment_of_metastatic_colorectal_cancer#comment-631 Please send me a FAX number so I can send you CT reports. I would like to know if I am a candidate for more surgery. I currently am receiving Camptisar, Avastin, 5FU & Leukinvorin weekly (1 day) for 3 weeks and then skip a week. I have peaked after 18 treatments. CEA is down from 65 to 12.7 Please send me a FAX number so I can send you CT reports. I would like to know if I am a candidate for more surgery. I currently am receiving Camptisar, Avastin, 5FU & Leukinvorin weekly (1 day) for 3 weeks and then skip a week. I have peaked after 18 treatments. CEA is down from 65 to 12.7

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