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I don’t have a lot of information as my partners sister has just been diagnosed with cancer and is an alcoholic. She has attended the appointment herself and just come back and told us she has it, no mention of staging but has said she is going in next...
Hello all My friend has recently had 4 x FLOT over 8 weeks Had scan today to say it has not spread but the tumour had not reduced at all. Is this a bad sign? They are indicating they are still looking at surgery to remove but I wondered if this...
The beginning of August this year my mother in law AGE 66 had a sore throat and struggling to swallow, I got her a GP apt the same week, after blood tests she was referred to MRI, and after a couple of scans, x-rays mri and on the 30th September she had...
Hello all. My 89 year old dad has just been diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer with possible secondaries on lung. Chemo has been ruled out and he was offered radiotherapy or to have a stent inserted to help with eating. And really just going down...
Hi everyone, We've been hit with the news that my Dad has been diagnosed with this One positive is it's not spread to anyone else. However we've been told no to the surgery. He's 80 but fit and healthy before this. Yes he's lost weight and eating...
My partner has GOJ cancer. He has had FLOT, been for attempted surgery, had a stent placed and now is on more chemo. His current chemo is Cisplatin, Caperceptabine and Herceptin immunotherapy. He couldn’t swallow at all before the stent and is now going...
Hello all. My 89 year old dad has just been diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer with possible secondaries on lung. Chemo has been ruled out and he was offered radiotherapy or to have a stent inserted to help with eating. And really just going down...
Hello, My wonderful dad was diagnosed with GOJ cancer in March this year. He's had 4 rounds of FLOT and had his surgery last week. I just wanted to raise awareness that FLOT is only normally used if it's thought that the cancer is curative, however...
Hello Forum members. My wife will undergoing oesophagectomy this week for GOJ adenocarcinoma which is probably at Stage 3. I have read lots of leaflets which deal with the procedure, recovery and prognosis. She will be having 2 stage Ivor Lewis surgery...
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