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Had an edoscopy yesterday diagnosed right there and then with lower oesophageal cancer 35cm from incisors. Was just shocked as wasnt expecting that at all!! Couldnt even discuss it just wanted to go home. Was awake all night doing the inevitable google...
It was suggested to me by one of the consultants that i saw at The Royal Marsden Hospital this week that it might be worthwhile for me to have some immunotherapy to help treat my Oesophageal cancer, and i was wondering if anyone has had this, and wondered...
Hi all. Just wanted to ask what people's checks ups consist of after treatment has finished. I had a CT scan at at my first 3 monthly post of checkups which confirmed all cancer had been removed. This was pretty much as expected given the surgeon...
5 and half weeks ago i had my first gastroscopy and biopsies , told straight away I had a malignant tumour. I’ve had gastroscopy and biopsies repeated, CT scan, PET scan, lung function and echocardiogram and finally an appointment with consultant to...
I am on my last week of radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. I have had no problems apart from tiredness and brief nausea have been fine. Yesterday I had bad ache/pain in the mid stomach area. Paracetamols eventually had some effect. I was afraid to...
Hello. I have been recently diagnosed with early squamous cell oesophageal cancer after biopsies. CT scan and PET CT did not show it so its very early. I have been told due to an ulcer in my oesophagus I am unable to have Endoscopic resection so it will...
Hi All Diagnosed in March this year with Barretts Oesophagus with adenocarcinoma present, I was 57 in April, I had a minimally invasive robotic assisted oesophagectomy 20 th May, in hospital 8 days, no spread to lymph nodes and told no other treatments...
Hi everyone, I’m posting because my mum is 64 and has been diagnosed with recurrent oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, having previously undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy around two years ago. Unfortunately, we’ve been told that her cancer...
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has entered this trial? Many thanks.
My husband started his CAPOX (chemo) and Nivolumab (immunotherapy) treatment just over a week ago. Infusion of Oxaliplatin on day 1 followed by 2 daily dozes of Capecitabine (chemo tablets) 1650mg each time. For 14 days. Infusion of Nivolumab on day...
