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Hi there ,I live in Calgary Alberta Canada. Today i went for the exam with the camera and the doctor said i had a lot of growth so he is sending me to a specialist in 4 days,worst news of my life. He really didn’t say if the growth was cancer but what else could it be? Does anyone know if this can actually be fixed with surgery?? I’m 41 years old and very worried. Thanks to all replys;

    Rob, don’t be worried until you know what you have, =if= you have cancer. If you need our help =after= you find out what’s what, please give us the "stage" of cancer, and where all your known tumors are. That will enable us to help you so much!     CAT

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Hi there ,I live in Calgary Alberta Canada. Today i went for the exam with the camera and the doctor said i had a lot of growth so he is sending me to a specialist in 4 days,worst news of my life. He really didn’t say if the growth was cancer but what else could it be? Does anyone know if this can actually be fixed with surgery?? I’m 41 years old and very worried.

It’s very possible that the growths are benign, and not cancerous. Lots of people get polyps in their colon and rectum. They can often be removed during a colonoscopy if they’re small enough. If some of the polyps are cancerous, it’s possible that you can be cured by surgery, if the cancer has been caught at an early stage. Have you had any signs of colorectal cancer? Blood in stool, ribbon-like stool? It’s easier said than done, but take things one day at a time; try not to anticipate the worst possible outcome, but the best one. I live in Vancouver and have metastatic rectal cancer. Feel free to e-mail me if you’d like more information, or just to vent. Michele

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Hi there ,I live in Calgary Alberta Canada. Today i went for the exam with the camera and the doctor said i had a lot of growth so he is sending me to a specialist in 4 days,worst news of my life. He really didn’t say if the growth was cancer but what else could it be? Does anyone know if this can actually be fixed with surgery?? I’m 41 years old and very worried. Thanks to all replys; Rob Hi Rob, CAT said in a prevous post: "Not all masses are cancer, not all "cancer" is "malignant"…. It could entirely possibly be a benign growth. Don’t get upset before you are sure you have something to get upset about. Worrying takes years off of your life….    CAT" I think this is advice worth heeding.  Let’s hope for the best….and not worry till you know something for sure.  You’re in my thoughts. Trish

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Hi there ,I live in Calgary Alberta Canada. Today i went for the exam with the camera and the doctor said i had a lot of growth so he is sending me to a specialist in 4 days,worst news of my life. He really didn’t say if the growth was cancer but what else could it be? Does anyone know if this can actually be fixed with surgery?? I’m 41 years old and very worried. Thanks to all replys; Rob

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