For my part, I am feeling well and recently saw my oncologist again, who says everything appears normal. He is scheduling me for another colonoscopy, CT and PET scans, and the normal quarterly blood tests for my 1 year diagnosis anniversary in late November.
Here are some recent cancer related articles I want to make available to anyone who cares to read them:
A single silver bullet cure for all cancers is unlikely because different cancers are caused by changes to different genes. Focusing on pathways of genes shared by multiple patients may yield results.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26546943/
Does eating hot dogs significantly increase the risk of colon cancer? Probably not if eaten in moderation.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26410986/
60% of colorectal cancer patients older than 65 yrs old don't get proper post-op follow-up one study reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26592984/
In the future, nanoparticles might be used as a cancer treatment that targets only cancer cells and not healthy ones.
http://nano.cancer.gov/resource_center/nanotech_nanoparticles.asp
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