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Hi - I am starting chemo for my oesophageal cancer (two tumours) to try to reduce the tumours and I am a bit apprehensive. The chemo is called FOLFOX, has anyone on here had these drugs for their cancer and can you tell me what the side effects have been...
Hi I'm devastated to say that my cousin aged 31 and female has just been diagnosed with this cancer after 6 months of going up and down to the doctors complaing of food sticking in her throat and then a pain. She finally had an endoscopy a couple of weeks...
Hubby Having PET scan today Hoping there is no spread fingers tightly crossed x
My wife found out she had OC just after christmas.since then she had a all the test and scans and dates set for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Before chemo radiotherapy started her feeding became impossible so a feeding tube was fitted though her nose...
Hi my husband has just been diagnosed with an oesophageal tumour, we have not had a grade but have been told they have caught it relatively early. He has been offered chemo, 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks, then an op, then 8 weeks mor chemo, or 5 weeks...
Hi everyone, just want to share as I’m writing this heartbroken right now . My partner sadly lost his 18 month battle to OC. He was a fighter at that, however he struggled from start to finish being un operable from the word go. The news never got better...
Hello everyone, I've been reading these forums for a few weeks and really appreciate how much detail and support people give to one another. My mum is 65 and was diagnosed with a large tumour in her oesophagus in Feb after suffering with pain and...
I've decided not to go for surgery. I'm 75+ and would have to have chemo and radiotherapy first, then 8 weeks break, then major surgery which would take probably the best part of a year to get over, so feel I would rather make the most of each day and...
DenialHad endoscopy Tuesday. Interesting if not some what uncomfortable. 14 biopsies, interesting! cancer diagnosis, interesting and a bit of a blow. CT scan Monday which will be even more interesting. I am a mental health nurse and need my colleagues...
Hi ,been diagnosed bout a month and having operation on 6th April,any body in same situation
