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I am trying to eat light so that the food can pass easier thru the tumor.
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replied January 30th, 2011
If your colon cancer can be surgically removed, then this would be the best option for you. If surgery is not an option, then chemotherapy will often shrink colon cancer tumors down enough to improve symptoms of colon obstruction. Finally, when neither of these options is available, or are not effective, then sometimes a stent can be placed by a GI doctor to relieve the symptoms of colon obstruction.


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