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Hi All. I have had good results with FLOT chemo and am considering surgery. My Oncologist said the alternative to surgery would be radical chemoradiotherapy but most patients choose surgery and that is hospitals standard procedure for those who are fit...
My husband is recently diagnosed, we are to see the surgeon in a couple of days. Are there any important questions we should be asking?
Hi everyone…..I’m relatively new to this site although I did introduce myself back in July when I was first diagnosed with ‘melanoma cancer of the oesophagus’. I had the surgery to remove my oesophagus on 1st August and it appears to have been a success...
My wife has Nasal Oesophageal Cancer and has had 6 cycles of Chemo and is now starting 7 weeks of radiotherapy and weekly chemo. My wife is starting to become a bit down with the fact that she has a horrible taste in her mouth from the treatment. If anyone...
Joined this forum a while back, but felt too tired to say 'Hi' I have oesophageal cancer and also a small tumour on my lung, so I gather surgery is not an option. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy last year seem to have shrunk the oesophageal tumour,...
Hi all, Sadly my dad passed away on Sunday after a 28 month battle against oesophageal cancer. I last posted in April when my dad was told that his cancer was active again and had spread to his lungs and neck, he continued to fight like the warrior...
Hi All. Have posted before a while back. Completed 4th session of chemo which has shrunk tumour a great deal. Unfortunately its still there so they'll still have to operate. Having pre-op assessment next week. I am very concerned though, about post operative...
Hi there, has anybody suffered with excessive phlegm/foam I currently am experiencing a lot of it and it is effecting my eating and drinking currently on Buscopan and steroids to ease it but these do not seem to be having any effect looking for other...
Good morning. can I ask after having chemo and surgery for T1 stage how long people waited for a follow up check up. A harder question for me to ask is that after 16 months what is the prognosis of it coming back. My husband is coughing a lot again...
Hi, I've been diagnosed with stage 4 oesophagus cancer which has spread to the lungs, lymphnodes and liver. Surgery isn't an option so I've just recently started Chemo with cisplatin and capecitabine medications. I'm just hoping on some advice about...
