your question about whether your cancer will come back is a very common one. it is also a question that is very hard to answer as there are many things that can influence the likelihood that your cancer will or will not return. most of my patients struggle with this question. it sounds like you are undergoing aggressive treatment. chemoradiation followed by surgery followed by more chemo. each of these steps is aimed at keeping the cancer from coming back. the radiation/surgery part really tries to target the local area while the chemo after surgery tries to target things that might be in other areas (which is something we never know). following the advice of your physicians and making sure that you are followed both during and after your treatment are two things that you can do to add to everything else. .
after undergoing treatments and surgery for my stage iiia colorectal cancer is it likely that it will come back again?