oesophageal cancer & chemo

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Hi everyone,

A quick question from me- My dad has Oesophageal cancer - diagnosed 4 months ago and told he has months. He has done 4 rounds of chemo and 2 rounds of immunotheraphy. He has not had any severe symptoms and seems very strong/ has not noticably got any worse since diagnosis so we were hoping for the best despite the initial diagnosis. 

The scan he had last week shows no change in the cancer growth- some areas seem a tiny bit smaller and some areas in the lympth nodes are slightly bigger but only around 2mm total.

Does anyone have any knowledge in terms of if treatment hasn't shrunk it at all after 4 rounds - does this mean it likely never will or has it sometimes taken more time than that but has then started to shrink?

Thank you!

  • Hi Cool Blue yes this forum is very good to get advice and share experiences. I was the same when diagnosed, was keen to get started with the chemo as I felt it was the beginning of the fight back. Yes the side effects can be unpleasant but you hope it is doing what it should and killing the cancer cells.

    I have had 4 rounds of chemo and hopefully today I will e the results of my scan I had last Monday to see what is next. An op is so for December if needed.

    Good luck with your treatment hope it goes ok. If you do have bad side effects tell the cancer team and they can adjust strength of drugs. They reduced my last round and it was quicker to feel better

    Best wishes

    Dean