Late stage survival of transverse colon cancer
Late-stage colon cancer can still potentially allow for a relatively long survival time, such as living more than one year, two years, or even three to five years. Of course, this also depends on the treatment provided. Generally, it may not be possible to perform curative surgery directly in the advanced stages, but preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and so on, can be administered first. If these treatments can reduce the size of the tumor and lower its stage, there could still be a chance for surgical treatment later. Clinically, if there is no recurrence after more than five years, it is considered to have achieved a clinically curative effect. For instance, surpassing five years can possibly mean extending survival beyond ten years or even longer. However, treatment for late-stage patients needs to be adjusted as it proceeds, and it is impossible to specifically determine how long one can live.