What is the prognosis for rectal cancer in a 5 year old?
Patient: my son was diagnosed with rectal cancer on august 19 last year . he has had 5 weeks of radiation and then surgery to remove tumor and get the bag for about 5 months. he will now need chemo pills like before ,plus intravenus every 3 weeks. eventually, md will reverse the bag and he will have normal bowel movements from rectum. i want to know if he will live long after all this, as he still smokes and refuses to stop.he is 53 years old. Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.The prognosis depend on staging of tumor. It depends on how much it has been spread outside rectum. If metastatisis occurred outside rectum or in liver than prognosis is poor. Complete prescribed chemotherapy and hope for the best. So provide me reports that has been done to give more comment Take care Hope this will help you