Hi..My mother has been diagnosed with signet ring cell cartinoma (Stage unknown ). Its spread to part of liver. We have been told that she has to get 6 weeks of Chemo done first before Surgery. We are worried that will delay the surgery. Any advice please?
You haven't mentioned the site from where the tumor is starting. I assume it is probably the colon or rectum. If it has spread to the liver then it is stage 4 disease. However, even in stage 4 colorectal cancer, there is 25% chance of cure. The standard treatment is chemotherapy followed by surgery and you shouldn't worry about the delay since the tumor is not unchecked in this period. However, if the tumor is bleeding or causing obstruction then the surgery has to be done before the chemotherapy.