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Can Treated Colon Cancer Cause Diverticulitis And Infection?

I have stage three colon cancer, removed and 6 lymph nodes, on FolFox after 5 treatments aquired diverticulitus and infection in it. I waited for infection to subside before chemo #5, after #5 the chemo just amped up the pain. the chemo caused all of this in my opinion is that yours as well?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello, Both The chemo and post operative status and underlying bowel pathology any one of these can cause a diverticulitis and infections.
only thing we can do is regular follow-up and take required actions.
as chemo also can not be avoided. Thank you
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Can Treated Colon Cancer Cause Diverticulitis And Infection?

Hello, Both The chemo and post operative status and underlying bowel pathology any one of these can cause a diverticulitis and infections. only thing we can do is regular follow-up and take required actions. as chemo also can not be avoided. Thank you