ok how long does it take to get from stage 1 to stage 2 in colon cancer(and stage 2 to 3 and so on. There are 4 stages)? My father has stage 1 colon cancer and im wondering how long it takes to move along stages. And from what I have found if my father doesnt get the surgery then he has less than 90% chance of living for 5 more years? Is this true? What are the survival rates? It hasnt spread to other parts of the body yet, that we know of. He was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer about 2-3 months ago. your help is appreciated.

explaination of stages:

http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/colorecalcancer/a/crcancerstages.htm

picture of stages:

http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/Media/CDR0000415501.jpg

and the table of survival rates i found:

http://www.alternative-cancer-treatments.com/colon-cancer-prognosis.htm

are these accurate?

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