Will delaying chemo for intestinal cancer cause big risks?

Question

Hello doctor,

My father is suffering from intestinal cancer. It is a tumor and the tumor blocked his intestine. D2 is completely blocked, and then today he had a surgery in which all the spreadings were removed. Stomach bypass is now done, but the main tumor is not removed, and they said it will be after chemotherapy, but chemotherapy is very late, and cancer cells will spread. Please tell us what all the consequences would be.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi.

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

It was an emergency surgery done to relieve the blockage; a complete surgery will be done after chemotherapy because chemotherapy will further shrink the tumor and will make the surgery more feasible. Since surgery is done now, chemotherapy can be started only after healing of surgical wounds, which takes three to four weeks. So, this is the only option. So we need to hope for the best, and the tumor should not spread to distant sites.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Thanks.