Hi everyone,
A quick question from me- My dad has Oesophegeal cancer - diagnosed 4 months ago and told he has months. He has done 4 rounds of chemo and 2 rounds of immunotheraphy. He has not had any severe symptoms and seems very strong/ has not noticably got any worse since diagnosis so we were hoping for the best despite the initial diagnosis.
The scan he had last week shows no change in the cancer growth- some areas seem a tiny bit smaller and some areas in the lympth nodes are slightly bigger but only around 2mm total.
Does anyone have any knowledge in terms of if treatment hasn't shrunk it at all after 4 rounds - does this mean it likely never will or has it sometimes taken more time than that but has then started to shrink?
Thank you!
Hello Beth111 A warm welcome to the online Community. I have just read your post and am so sorry to read about your dad. I can't answer your question as I have a different type of cancer, however the Community is divided up into cancer specific forums or chat rooms.
In your case I would advise you to join the Oesophageal cancer forum . If you click on the link I have provided when the page opens up just click "join" on the black banner at the bottom of the page and once you have joined the forum you can either copy and paste your post or retype it. Once there it will be seen by Community members with that specific cancer and they should be able to answer your questions.
I wish you and your dad all the best on his cancer journey.
If I can do anything else for you please don't hesitate to get back to me.
Best wishes - Brian.
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