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Dear Doctor: The ‘stage’ of colon cancer a patient has is big determining factor in survival rates
Dear Doctor: The ‘stage’ of colon cancer a patient has is big determining factor in survival rates
Dear Doctor: The ‘stage’ of colon cancer a patient has is big determining factor in survival rates

Published on: 07/01/2026

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter, who’s 44 years old, was recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. It’s stage III and contained. She has no cancer in her liver, lymph nodes, rectum or colon. Her doctor is going to start her on a more aggressive chemo than he first thought of, then radiation. Since the cancer’s contained, once it’s removed, would her survival rate be better than someone whose cancer had spread to other organs? Would there be recurrences? -- N.F.B.

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