Stage 2-3 Colon Cancer, Starting Adjunctive Oral Chemo/Radiotherapy on Monday.

Just about to enter the unknown with 5 tablets of Capecitibine and Radio therapy each day for 5 weeks on Monday. Am obviously a little wary of the unknown. Just to say thank goodness for our wonderful NHS staff, everybody I have seen has been great and I feel well informed about what the treatment will look like but am wanting to know others experience of this drug and also I would also like to understand side effects that people have had from 5 weeks every week day of Radiotherapy on the groin area? Any suggestions on ways to counter the side effects?

  • Hi Hammersfan6,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry you haven't received a reply to your post yet - I see that you are starting today, so I hope it goes OK.

    It would be good, if you haven't already, to also discuss your questions with the medical team, so that you have an idea of what to potentially expect.

    Hopefully you'll get some more replies to your post here soon, particularly if anyone with similar experience sees it.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator