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Hi all So in June 2026 they found a 15mm polyp which looked very like a benign adenoma, however the biopsy showed grade 2 cancer. The rest of the summer was tests and scans and scares about cancer in other areas which then turned out to be inflammatory...
It was suggested to me by one of the consultants that i saw at The Royal Marsden Hospital this week that it might be worthwhile for me to have some immunotherapy to help treat my Oesophageal cancer, and i was wondering if anyone has had this, and wondered...
Hello all, hoping that I can get support, and offer in return, on our family situation. I posted the following in the Ask a Nurse section and had some really good advice (shared here for diagnosis/prognosis context) Hello, I am hoping for some insight...
My husband, 82 yrs old, was diagnosed prior to Christmas 2025 with oesophageal adenocarcinoma mestasis to liver/lymph nodes and inoperable. A complete ‘shock’ after various xrays, camera down the throat, informed in writing he was 100% fit. I pushed our...
Hi everyone, I’m 30 and had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy last year for a GOJ adenocarcinoma (moderately differentiated, LVI+). Recent scans have shown small lung nodules and some lesions on my liver that they think could be early metastases, this...
Hi, So I posted a month ago about my father, who was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer at Stage 4, with metastasis to his lungs and liver. It has now spread to his bones, resulting in a broken back, and the hospital are now looking to have a CT scan...
My partner was diagnosed 3 weeks ago..he's just started FLOT..its all been a whirlwind! Op to come in new year and another round.
Hi everyone, I’m a 67 year old woman, previously fairly fit and healthy, but was diagnosed with stage 4 n1 m0 squamous cell carcinoma of my lower oesophagus this summer. I’ve just finished an 11 week course of chemo, with radiotherapy added for the last...
5 and half weeks ago i had my first gastroscopy and biopsies , told straight away I had a malignant tumour. I’ve had gastroscopy and biopsies repeated, CT scan, PET scan, lung function and echocardiogram and finally an appointment with consultant to...
Hi all my husband was diagnosed at the begining of september with stage 4 inoperable he got a stent in 2 weeks ago and they say it slipped as when he came round from sedation he was in agony it didnt get fixed over the weekend they fixed it on the monday...
