New to forum diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer

I was diagnosed in October 2016 with stage 4 bowel cancer which is  inoperable and I have  secondary cancer throughout liver, lungs and testine linings.  Offer of agressive chemo with little prospect of any improvement or shrinkage of main tumour. After discussion with family I took decision to not have chemo but to try and have quality time with family and friends, with prospects of only a few weeks extension of life I wanted to enjoy my time being as strong as I could without dealing with after effects of the chemo. I am 64 years old and desperate to see my 65th birthday in March. I'm married with 2 children and have 4 grandchildren. I have been reading the forum for some time and now just feel ready to talk about it, I would love to hear from anyone at a similar stage, just for genral chat or support.

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  • Hello Davews,

     

    my husband has just been diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer. He has been offered an immunotherapy drug trial to shrink the tumour so that that may be able to remove it. Have you thought of applying for this. It is not as toxic as chemo as your own immune system fights the tumours.

     

    kind regards

    christine

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  • Hello Davews,

     

    my husband has just been diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer. He has been offered an immunotherapy drug trial to shrink the tumour so that that may be able to remove it. Have you thought of applying for this. It is not as toxic as chemo as your own immune system fights the tumours.

     

    kind regards

    christine

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