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My father has recently been diagnosed with Osesophageal Cancer in the upper food pipe. He has just been told he has between 2/3 years and I'm just devastated. He is 72 years old and the doctor said Chemo won't work and surgery is not an option which...
Hi At last, 8 months after diagnosis, my husband's FOLFOX chemo has started - two rounds so far. Unfortunately, the weeks before treatment started, he started suffering from the most dreadful diarrhea. Loperamide seemed to keep it relatively under control...
After looking through this great forum time and time again and taking on board all the information I could to try and get my head around this terrible disease it was my turn to go through the recommended treatment now 11 months on and with chemoradiotherapy...
Hi Does anyone else suffer after having the Filgrastim injection?
Hi new poster here I was diagnosed this week after a couple of months of not being able to eat solid food. I was told I am now on the cancer pathway & everything will happen within a 2 week time period - I have ultrasound next week & PET scan soon & the...
My friend has OC which completely blocks her gullet the consequent reflux and constant spitting out of saliva as it has nowhere to go is really distressing her. She has completed 5 weeks radiotherapy and 2 rounds of chemotherapy so far . No operation...
Hi, new here but really reaching out for help and suggestions. My sister has oesophagal cancer, diagnosed and having treatment for over a year, it has been stop start and two different types of treatment, the cancer levels are now coming down and the...
Hi I'm just new to the group. I was diagnosed with oesphageal cancer stage 3 December 23 . I could not eat at Christmas and early January I was prescribed for sips high calorie drinks. After 2nd flot treatment I was able to eat so tumour shrunk. It had...
I am an occasional contributor to this forum. My recovery spans ten years or more and a lot of the treatment has changed in that time, so I contribute less these days. However, some subjects like eating remain largely unchanged. Often, I see the question...
Hi everyone, Has anybody been offered a clinical trial after 6 cycles of chemo if you are not suitable for immunotherapy. I just want to see what is available after chemo. My husband has just completed cycle 3 of chemo. Surely if you can't have...
