Hi all
After weeks in hospital, multiple proceduers and biopsies and a pet scan. Dr’s have seen some early evidence of early squamous cells - therefore they are wanting you to treat him for this with chemo and possible radiotherapy.
we finically met an oncologist yesterday- she explained that dads mass was incurable (it’s 14cm). But hopefully some chemo/radio may help manage symptoms.
as a family we find it difficult to understand how drs are saying early squamous cells and also incurable?!
Dad is considering chemo, but his mental health is not in a good place.
can anyone relate? Share similar situation? Help explain the early yet incurable diagnosis??
Hi Moon3 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and, although I'm not a member of this group, I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.
I noticed that you'd also posted this in the oesophageal cancer group and had a reply there suggesting that you speak, with your dad's permission, to his consultant or cancer nurse specialist (CNS) as they will be able to answer your question as to why your dad's cancer is incurable even though it's been caught early.
While you're waiting for replies here, it would be great if you could put something about your dad's diagnosis and proposed treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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