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Is Shortness Of Breath And Back Pain Common In Case Of Rectal Colon Cancer?

my father has rectal colon cancer for 3.5 years. he went thru chemo and radiation but cancer was found in the lymph nodes in 2013 and lungs February 2014. recently he has suffered from short of breath and back pain. What treatment is available at this point and what is the prognosis?
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
Since your father's cancer has already spread in lymphnodes and lung, I advice you to get done chest x ray first.
The causes for breathlessness in his case are
1. Malignant pleural effusion.
2. Extensive pulmonary parenchymal involvement due to metastases.
So get done chest x ray and if needed CT THORAX to rule out above causes.
Only treatment available is palliative chemotherapy and nutritional support. If malignant pleural effusion is present than pig tail catheter insertion is needed.
So better to consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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Is Shortness Of Breath And Back Pain Common In Case Of Rectal Colon Cancer?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Since your father s cancer has already spread in lymphnodes and lung, I advice you to get done chest x ray first. The causes for breathlessness in his case are 1. Malignant pleural effusion. 2. Extensive pulmonary parenchymal involvement due to metastases. So get done chest x ray and if needed CT THORAX to rule out above causes. Only treatment available is palliative chemotherapy and nutritional support. If malignant pleural effusion is present than pig tail catheter insertion is needed. So better to consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.