Extending life/being made better.

 

My colorectal team say they are running out of ideas of how to save my life and I need to be able to encourage them with new ideas to help me live. I am able to get some recent research from the internet but sadly unlike other areas of research papers seem to be unavailable due to financial interest. How have people been able to reolve this. As people may know there is a forum at the winter conference of the International University of Colon and Rectal Surgeons in early November which a discussion group for colorectal cancer patients and I need to be able to raise specific questions about why treatments using various drugs have failed and what other options there are apart from trials etc. Has anyone had to take the same route to help their colorectal team gain a positive result for them.

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    I dont know if I am not understanding your post properly but have the team asked you to do this and attend the conference, or is it something you are choosing to do yourself? 

    It may help you to put in colorectal cancer in the 'Search Forum'  part of the purple strip above.  It will bring up other discussions about this type of cancer and hopefully put you in touch with others in your situation.  You can add a post to recent discussions.

    All the best

  • Hi ken1

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. We think the charity Beating Bowel Cancer is involved in the conference you are attending. 

    They have a team of nurses as well as a forum. You could try making contact with them here if you haven't done so already.

    Best wishes

    Jane