Michael Holtz
Paciente/superviviente |
Rectal - Estadio III |
Age at Diagnosis: 43
Me diagnosticaron cáncer de recto en estadio IIIB el 27 de marzo de 2012, cinco días después de cumplir 43 años. Estaba con mi mujer en la consulta del gastroenterólogo.
I had undergone a colonoscopy and was ushered awake and then taken to the doctor’s office for a private conversation about the 6 cm adenocarcinoma that he found on the wall of my rectum. I was shocked and remember little about the conversation.
Symptoms I had been experiencing were rectal bleeding, ongoing change in bowel habits, and inability to have a bowel movement (bowel obstruction or constipation)
My treatments included chemotherapy, surgery, radiation. I have a permanent ostomy, and I did not take part in a clinical trial since first-line treatment, Xeloda® and radiation, surgery, and FOLFOX worked for me.
My advice to those experiencing signs or symptoms or of recommended screening age is to get the screening. It’s easier to prevent cancer or treat it in earlier stages than to treat it at later stages.
Michael Holtz
Me diagnosticaron cáncer de recto en estadio IIIB el 27 de marzo de 2012, cinco días después de cumplir 43 años. Estaba con mi mujer en la consulta del gastroenterólogo.
I had undergone a colonoscopy and was ushered awake and then taken to the doctor’s office for a private conversation about the 6 cm adenocarcinoma that he found on the wall of my rectum. I was shocked and remember little about the conversation.
Symptoms I had been experiencing were rectal bleeding, ongoing change in bowel habits, and inability to have a bowel movement (bowel obstruction or constipation)
My treatments included chemotherapy, surgery, radiation. I have a permanent ostomy, and I did not take part in a clinical trial since first-line treatment, Xeloda® and radiation, surgery, and FOLFOX worked for me.
My advice to those experiencing signs or symptoms or of recommended screening age is to get the screening. It’s easier to prevent cancer or treat it in earlier stages than to treat it at later stages.
"As a relentless champion you have a voice in the conversation about colorectal cancer. Use it however you can — to encourage screening, to encourage better treatments, to talk to members of the media, to share your story with any audience you can, to talk to members of Congress, etc."
Paciente/superviviente |
Rectal - Estadio III |
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Age at diagnosis: 43
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