Colon Cancer

Are some cases of colon cancer more aggressive than others?

My father died of colon cancer in December 2007 after 9 months. but I read that the survival rates were higher than that. He had surgery, chemo and radiation therapy. I was wondering if some cases may be more aggressive and harder to treat than others?

98% of colon cancers above the anal margin are adenocarcinomas and, although they vary in aggressiveness, it is not drastic. There are other rare types, which are much more aggressive. Survival rates depend on stage. colon cancer stage 4 has a rate of 5-year survival of 5%. There are those who survive past 5 years and the other 95% there are those who survive one week and others survive 4 years and 11 months. It is difficult to apply these rates to an individual without an understanding of disease process and even then it is just a piece of the puzzle.

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