Does that mean that u have cancer or that u would have had cancer if they werent removed?????
2007-09-13 14:53:29 · 7 answers · asked by inside and out 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
it means you have cancer.
the cancer may be gone now that they were removed . you probably should have a checkup yearly now that you have this trate
2007-09-13 15:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every case is so individualized...so you will have to hear everything straight from your physician. There really isn't any way anyone can speculate at this point. But...as a general rule...the pathology report will give your doctor more information for him to interpret for you. The pathologist (the doctor who looks at the "polyp tissue" under the microscope) will identify whether the polyp has any malignant cells present...if so, ...to what level it may or may not extend. If positive, ...it might be very superficial, (all removed and contained with the polyp). If that is the case there might not be anything more than close monitoring required... future colonoscopies at scheduled intervals (based on findings).
If there are indications that there is more involvement...a resection of that part of the colon might be advised. They have identified exactly where the polyp was removed. Sometimes they even go back in and tatoo near the area where the polyp was removed. There are natural landmarks identified and measurements during the procedure so they know where the polyp was taken from. Tatooing (mentioned earlier) helps the surgeon ...if a resection is advised ...or it might help with future colonoscopies to monitor that segment closely. Sometimes, depending on what is determined they could advise other options.
There is no point in speculating ANYTHING until you sit down with the doctor so he/she can review the pathology report with you. Sometimes the report can take awhile for the doctor to get...but you should hear something in less than 10 days. In the mean time, you may be asked to get some other testing done as part of a workup. This waiting can seem like a long time. Hang in there...the "not knowing" can be a pain in the neck.
2007-09-13 15:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually means that you have cancer. It doesn't really tell you how bad the Cancerr is. It really depends on the type of cance it is, on how it is treated. Don't freak out. Some people only have to have radiation, some Chemo and radiation, some sugary and radiation. some all three. Generally most colon cancer can be cured. If they say that you have cancer you must look at this as if you are now going to have to fight. I had breast cancer in 2005. I had to have both radiation and Chemo. I really expected to be a lot worst than it was. They have all sorts of new medicine that help you through this. I work all the way through all my treatment. Good luck and God Bless
2007-09-13 15:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by Glenda R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband was told before surgery that colon cancer is hereditary and not the result of a bad diet. His father died from colon cancer. My husband had the colon thin (can't spell it) and they found polyups. They could remove all but one. Surgery led them to remove part of the colon and after a biopsy; the doctor told him that it had a good chance of turning into cancer and that they removed it before it had a chance to develop.
He is fine. The surgery did not put him on a diet but he will continue having the colon thing for the rest of his life and hopefully there will be no more polyups.
2007-09-13 15:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by Merilee L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you have Colon CA and will get some form of Colonectomy likely followed by Chemo, as determined of course by Md's. I know because I have had Colon CA twice, first in 1995 and in 2007. I now have no Colon, feel better than I ever have in terms of my GI system, and pretty much do as I please. I continued working as a Fire/Medic from '95 to '07. Like I told the last ? regarding Colon CA , you are going to laugh through the worst of this, and when it isn't funny, laugh at the fact that it isn't funny. You're going to be OK.
2007-09-13 15:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had 3 pollyps removed about 2 weeks ago. pollyps CAN turn into cancer over time as they grow bigger and once they reach a certain size they can turn cancerous, if they remove them before this time and they test not cancerous then you don't have cancer. if they are removed and test as cancerous then yes u may have cancer because it may have spread from the pollyp onto your colon wall, hope this helps you.
2007-09-14 04:02:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-13 21:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by gopalakrishnan s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋