Hi again, I just wondered if anyone out there that has had a squamous upper esophagus tumor removed? We have been told my husbands tumor is inoperable due to it being so far up near the windpipe. Should we get a second opinion? are there any wizard...
My poor husband has suffered unbearably from extreme side effects from Flott and after 2 cycles has decided to stop chemo. unfortunately he had no respite of symptoms between the cycles so much so he had to wait 4 weeks in between cycles as he was...
Hi everyone. A few weeks ago my Dad started feeling unwell, vomiting specks of blood, slight trouble swallowing, rapid weight loss. Fast forward to a few days ago following on from the CT and he's been told Oesophageal stage 4 and he only has months,...
My dad has just been diagnosed with squamous cell cancer head and neck, the tumour is located in the upper part of his oesophagus behind his voice box. He is going to have 6 weeks worth of radiotherapy but due to his age no chemo. He has been told that...
Has anybody heard of cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) being used palliatively in the UK for late stage esophageal cancer to ease swallowing? I have stumbled across some recent studies out of America which sound almost too good to be true.
Since being diagnosed with OC, my husband has complained of a 'gummy mouth' and has been spitting up quantities of mucus. Whenever he's mentioned it, and he has mentioned it every consultation, the medics say they 'don't know' . The closest we've come...
Hi guys The report I got from the hospital after I had yet more biopsies taken says I am NOT a candidate for surgery. However I have had no treatment apart from going for a CT scan and thankfully there was no worrying signs of anything on that, so that...
Good evening, I am in need of hope. My dad was diagnosed with OC Stage 2 in Jan 21, however now been told that may have spread to nearby lymphs in neck. Awaiting biopsy on these, however shown in recent scan. In my understanding this takes him to Stage...
Hello all, my dad was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer in December 2023 (T2 N0 M0) he started chemo in January and has just had the final fourth round. Alongside this he has had 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy (25 sessions in total) which will finish this...
My husband had a scan after 4 treatments of flot ready for surgery ! The scan showed the tumour had shrunk slightly but also showed shadow on kidney !! More scans next week, anyone else had this. Thanks for reading Vonn
