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Hi, my Dad has recently been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer, and whilst we are all finding it hard to get our heads around, Dad is bravely starting treatment. He had a stent fitted a few weeks ago, but still struggles with eating, he says he feels full...
Hi All, I'm still reeling from finding out that I have a tumour in my oesophagus after an endoscopy yesterday. I still have to have scans and get the biopsy results to know what stage. The waiting is awful and of course researching it all online has...
Could someone help me understand what this mean on my dads hospital forms. It’s from 13th and he’s since been told it’s inoperable 03/07/22 OGD: Lower esophagus tumour, probably squamous carcinoma, resulting in light stricture beginning at 41cm from...
Hi my husband was diagnosed with esophagus cancer in March,they gave us hope saying that it was contained,the pet scan showed no hot spots and the staging laparoscopy also was good,the doctor said he had a good look around and couldn’t see any spread...
Hi My gorgeous husband has Oesophagus Cancer. Its stage 4. The size of a small melon and pressing, growing around his aorta. They cannot operate We are completely devastated. Oncology appointment in a fortnight to discuss if they can give him some...
Hi New to all this. Diagnosed with suspected tumor after endoscopy 19 March This was confirmed after a CT scan on 1st April.Since then I have had a PET Scan on 13 April and a second Endoscopy on 27th April I spoke to a doctor on 11th April but still have...
i had first chemo and it affected my kidney , so its been reduced, obvisiouly i need to drink more i think, i was doing over three liters day, i have upped this to about 6 liters, on my second session, but how long does the chemo stay in the system where...
Hi. I am a female recently been diagnosed with OC which is much more common in men. It is localised & hasn't spread so doctors are positive. Due to start chemo to shrink it as much as possible before surgery. Would like to hear from other female OC sufferers...
Can my dad take aloe Vera juice? Just checking it’s safe with him starting treatment soon. I’ve read it’s good for cancer and also good for constipation. Any other tips on keeping him in good health will be greatly appreciated x
Hi all, my husband was diagnosed last year with stage 4 oc. He's in his mid 30s so they've thrown everything at him,he had FLOT and then keyhole robotic surgery to remove his oesophagus 2 months ago. He's been left with an awful dry cough that's really...
