Hi Everyone,

So grateful for this forum as a place to ask questions. Thanks in
advance for any responses.

My mom had surgery to remove a cancerous polyp November 8th.
We only recently saw an oncologist for the first time. They are
classifying mom's cancer as stage 2. There was no cancer in the
lymph nodes (we are grateful), but the found what they call
"lymphatic invasion", which I understand to mean that the cancer
had begun to travel to the lymph nodes (but had not reached them).

I've done a little poking around on the net and can't have any
conclusive opinions (i.e. clinical trials) that suggest that lymphatic
invasion increases the risk of recurrence (or not). Normally it would
be recommended that mom not endure chemotherapy because she
was stage 2. But because of lymphatic invasion (which, it seems,
one could say makes her stage 2.5), the oncologist is recommending
she take the oral form of chemo (Xeloda).

I would appreciate any opinions regarding whether or not mom
should take chemo. Is the risk of recurrence high enough that
chemo is wise?

Thanks kindly,

Tim