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I've had a call from my consultant. The news is very good. The PET scan shows no active cancer. It is over a year since I finished treatment I have had a complete metabolic response. This means that treatment has stopped the cancer. It may be in my...
I have just come out of hospital after an attempt to remove a Duodenal tumor. The surgeons couldn't remove it as it had spread to vital organs and veins. They said it was inoperable, so next I'm told it's chemo. It's good to read of people just with...
I was diagnosed with small bowel cancer in April 2016.I had surgery to remove a tumour in the jejenum and that was the end of treatment but I remain very anxious about the future. I know this is a rare form of cancer and there are few postings but would...
Hello, I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has earlier stage small bowel cancer and just had surgery and no chemo. I was diagnosed in February 2022 with adenocarcinoma of the small bowel, specifically in the jejunum. They did a bowel resection...
I was diagnosed with duodenal adenocarcinoma after whipple surgery in Oct 2020 , as we know this is a very rare cancer that shows very few symptons, I only had one occasion of malena and pain in abdomen so was taken to hospital had gastroscopy and a lesion...
Hi, thanks for letting me join. Mum has recently been diagnosed with Duodenal cancer, having survived breast cancer 8 years ago. She had a MRI yesterday and we are waiting on the results to find out the next stages. She's been told its likely surgery...
