Hi I'm new here. My mum who is 76 has been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer. She has barrets oesophagus, was diagnosed with that about 10 years ago. The cancer diagnosis came about because she was struggling to swallow and had a small trace of blood in her poo. So she underwent a camera observation and it was found from that. The poo issue has resolved and aside from the swallowing she is feeling fine. She still goes to a trainer twice a week for gentle exercises and even uses very light weights. So this diagnosis has shocked us. She has had a PET scan and has an appointment tomorrow to discuss results of that and treatment options. I'm going with her but we are not sure what to expect We know it's been caught early, is 1cm and is 33cm down the oesophagus. Does this mean a more positive outcome will be achieved? We are scared as her brother had it and within 6 weeks of diagnosis he passed away. (He lived in Australia so different screening procedures maybe?) Any advice would be welcome. Many thanks
Hi Pebbles, My Dad is 77 and also has Esophagus Cancer..i nagged him to see the doctor for a year before he actually went 
so he's now unfortunately stage 4 and palative care. His Tumour was 13.5cm and impinging on his windpipe too. 1 year and 12 rounds of chemo later and the Tumour is still stable at 4.2cm. 5 months post the chemo and Dads doing well..being scanned every 3 months (next scans on 6th Feb). So he still has quality of life even with it being so big. At 1cm it sounds really hopeful that they will be able to get rid of it, or keep ur Mum very stable..keeping everything crossed for you both x
