i am 43 year old, two months back cancer diagonised in my rectum, earlier i was under impression that it is piles, my alopathy treatment is running and i have taken two doses of cemo, 14 days each, @3000 mg per day, radiation is also  completed, dr advised me one month rest than they will examine, but i have pain and feeling problem in sitting walking, i lost 20 kg in last two months. pl advise me what should i do, whether it is curable. Pawan Goyal , Bhopalm 0000
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Rectal cancer is very notorious in spread. In my opinion you are having stage 4 disease, that's why surgery was not done. For stage 4 rectal cancer, only palliative treatment in the form of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is given. Radiotherapy causes tissue destruction, pain is inevitable. You have to take centrally acting painkiller to reduce suffering. And honestly speaking, this is incurable disease. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy is only to reduce suffering. It will not cure. Better to accept the situation and fate.